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Gimhae
Gimhae; 김해시
	— Municipal City —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	김해시
- Hanja	金海市
- Revised Romanization	Gimhae-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Kimhae-si
	West-side Gimhae
	; Emblem of Gimhae
	; Emblem of Gimhae
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong
	Area
- Total	463.26 km2 (178.9 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	453,728
- Density	753.3/km2 (1,951/sq mi)
- Dialect	Gyeongsang

THE SEXIEST OF ALL CLANS-Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, 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.^[1]

The city has a Korea National League soccer club called Gimhae FC.

Gimhae is also the birthplace of former President of South Korea, the Late Roh Moo-hyun.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Jinyeong-eup (13 ri)
Daedong-myeon (10 ri)
Hallim-myeon (12 ri)
Jangyu-myeon (12 ri)
Jillye-myeon (10 ri)
Juchon-myeon (8 ri)
Saengnim-myeon (8 ri)
Sangdong-myeon (6 ri)
Bukbu-dong (3 legal dong)
Buram-dong (2 legal dong)
Buwon-dong
Chilsanseobu-dong (7 legal dong)
Dongsang-dong
Hoehyeon-dong (2 legal dong)
Hwalcheon-dong (2 legal dong)
Naeoe-dong (2 legal dong)
Saman-dong (2 legal dong)

[edit] Climate

Due to the influence of 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 similar to that of the Korean average of 1,274mm.^[2]

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Airport

Gimhae International Airport is just east of Gimhae city (in Gangseo-gu, Busan) and its annual users total 9.17 million. Various conveniences, especially those for the disabled will be expanded step by step.^[3]

[edit] Railways

Gimhae has 2 stations on the Gyeongjeon Line; Hallimjeong Station (한림정역) and Jinyeong Station (진영역). The Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit, scheduled to open in 2010, will connect the city to the Busan Subway network via Gimhae Airport. The closest KTX station from Gimhae is Gupo Station in Busan.