Gimhae

Gimhae
Hangul: 김해시
Hanja: 金海市
Revised Romanization: Gimhae-si
McCune-Reischauer: Kimhae-si
Statistics
Area: 463.26 km²
Population: 439,757
2005
Pop. density: 753.3 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong

Gimhae, also commonly referred to as 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.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

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Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea
Capital Changwon
Cities Changwon \| Geoje \| Gimhae \| Jinhae \| Jinju \| Masan \| Miryang \| Sacheon \| Tongyeong \| Yangsan
Counties Changnyeong \| Geochang \| Goseong \| Hadong \| Haman \| Hamyang \| Hapcheon \| Namhae \| Sancheong \| Uiryeong