Gimhae


Gimhae is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan Gaya, which was based in Gimhae. Gimhae is situated near the Nakdong River.
The city has a Korea National League soccer club called Gimhae FC. The largest foreign sports club in Gimhae is the Gimhae Semi-Athletic Club located in Nae-dong.
Gimhae is also the birthplace of the late Roh Moo-hyun, former president of South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Due to the influence of its coastal climate, Gimhae is the mildest region in Korea. The annual average temperature is around 15℃, and annual average precipitation is 1,200mm, which is very close to the Korean average of 1,274mm.

Transportation

Airport

is just east of Gimhae and has 9.17 million annual users. Various conveniences, especially those for the disabled, will be expanded step by step.

Railways

Gimhae has two stations on the Gyeongjeon Line; Hallimjeong Station and Jinyeong Station. The Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit, which opened in September 2011, connects the city to Busan via the airport. It connects to the Busan Metro network at Daejeo, and at Sasang. The closest KTX station from Gimhae is Gupo Station in Busan.

Floricultural industry

Gimhae has spacious flower gardens. Busan and its neighbor cities have exported large amounts of flowers.
Gimhae farming center exploited to develop independent Korean roses called Spray.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gimhae is twinned with: