Session 2 - Busan metropolitan city

Contents 1. Busan is… 2. Internationally Recognized City Projects 3. TOTATOGA Project

Second Largest City in Korea Population: 3.6 million, Area: 769 ㎢ Economy · Service 71% > Manufacturing 20% > Construction 6% > Agriculture & Fishery 1%

Major Industries · Shipbuilding, automobile, machinery · Shipping, tourism, trade fairs, motion picture

Busan International Film Festival One of the most significant film festivals in Asia, held annually in October .

The Summer Capital of Korea Two million foreign visitors annually – coastal/marine tourism

Internationally Recognized City Projects

Vision of Busan, “City Thriving with Talent, Technology and Culture,” consistent with the spirit of UCLG Culture 21

Special Mention at 2016 UCLG – Mexico City

Historic Downtown Culture Cluster

TOTATOGA

Historic Downtown Culture Cluster TOTATOGA

The TOTATOGA Project brought the cultural renaissance to the historic dow ntown by providing unused buildings and houses for local artists as an atelier since 2010.

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