Sasang District

Sasang District (Korean: 사상구; RR: Sasang-gu) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 35.84 km², and a population of about 275,000. Sasang District became a gu of Busan in 1995.

Sasang 사상구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	沙上區
• Revised Romanization	Sasang-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Sasang-ku
Flag
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	14 administrative dong
Government
• Mayor	Cho Byeong-gil (조병길)
Area
• Total	36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Population  (2024[1])
• Total	199,406
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Sasang District Office

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Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Sasang District is divided into 8 legal dong, which all together comprise 14 administrative dong, as follows:

• Mora-dong (3 administrative dong)
• Deokpo-dong (2 administrative dong)
• Jurye-dong (3 administrative dong)
• Samnak-dong
• Gwaebeop-dong
• Hakjang-dong
• Eomgung-dong
• Gamjeon-dong (2 administrative dong)

Sister cities

• Ganjingzi, China

See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Subdivisions of South Korea