| Basic status |
Date of marriage |
2016. 7. 18. |
| area |
493.53㎢ |
| population |
About 48,400 people |
| homepage |
http://www.buan.go.kr |
| characteristic |
- A place full of hope and a good place to live, with infinite growth potential due to the natural environment of mountains, fields, and the sea and the central city of Saemangeum.
- Owns Byeonsanbando National Park as a single local government, 153.934㎢ (31%)
- Seohaean Expressway Buan IC, Julpo IC
- It is 30 minutes away by car from the high-speed rail KTX Iksan Station.
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| Main specialties |
- Agricultural products: mulberries, sunset potatoes, millennium-old skill (rice), sea breeze onions, pickled cabbage, etc.
- Marine products: crab, octopus, gizzard shad, clams, mussels, anchovies
- Forest products: Daebongsi, shiitake mushrooms, wild chrysanthemum tea, bamboo porridge, etc.
- Processed products: mulberry liquor, griju, gomso salted fish, seasoned seaweed, bamboo salt, mulberry leaf mackerel, silkworm pills, etc.
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| Main attractions |
- Beaches (5), Saemangeum Seawall, Chaeseokgang River, Jikso Falls, Gomso Salt Farm, Naesosa Temple, Julpo Ecological Park, Buan Dam, Suseongdang, etc.
- Seokjeong Literature Museum, Celadon Exhibition Hall, Buan Film Theme Park, Buan Silkworm Town, Buan Youth Training Center, Cheonglim Observatory, etc.
* Tourist information website : http://www.buan.go.kr/tour |
| festivals and events |
- Buan Masil Festival: First week of May
- Gomso Salted Fish Festival: Mid-September (compared to kimchi season)
- Hazelnut Cherry Blossom Festival: Early April
- Rice Straw and Chrysanthemum Light Festival: Late October to early November
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| Main exchange details |
- Mutual friendly visit and exchange during festivals or citizens’ days
- Operating a market for direct trading of agricultural specialty products (Gwangmyeong Cave Win-Win Marketplace, etc.)
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