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History

Streets of Gimhae in the 1960s/ Streets of Gimhae today/

42(Gaya) King Kim Suro established the country, Garak(Geumgwan Gaya)
532(Three Kingdoms Period) Annexed to Silla and became Geumgwan-gun
756(Unified Silla) Became Gimhaesogyeong
971(Goryeo) Changed to Gimhae-bu
1895(Joseon) Became Gimhae-gun
Nov. 1, 1931 Gimhae-myeon became a eup, an upper jurisdiction level
Oct. 1, 1942 Jinyeong-myeon became a eup, an upper jurisdiction level
Feb. 15, 1978 Daejeo-eup, Myeongji-eup, Garak-myeon, and Nakdong area were incorporated into Busan City
July 1, 1981 Gimhae-eup became a city
Han. 1, 1989 Garak-myeon and Noksan-myeon were incorporated into Busan City
May 10, 1995 Gimhae-gun merged to Gimhae City
Sept. 12, 1998 Chilsan-dong and Seobu-dong were merged to form Chilsanseobu-dong