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Date Historical Event
Jul.1407 First Open Port as Busanpo ( ݣߣøÝ )
Dec. 1469 Changing the name of Busan Port from ݣߣøÝ to ݼߣøÝ (Busanpo)
Feb.26, 1876 Opening a port as an International Port
Aug.15, 1949 Raising Busan-bu to the status of City (Population : 470,000 persons )
Jan.1, 1963 Raising Busan City to the status of Busan Direct Control City within the jurisdiction of Korean Government (Population : 1,360,000 persons)
Jan.1. 1989 Raising Gangseo gun to Gangseo-gu ¡æ 12 districts all told in Busan
Jan.1, 1995 Changing the name of city to Busan Metropolitan City
Mar.1, 1995 Dividing three districts (gu) and incorporating Gijang-gun ¡æ
15 districts and 1 county (gun) all told in Busan