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Around April, when the anchovy season comes, the sight of fishermen armed with raincoats, hats, boots, and rubber gloves opening their nets in a certain rhythm is truly spectacular. At the entrance of
Daejeon Port, you can see Daejeon Port at a glance, enter the port, and slowly turn around Daejeon
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Gijang is the most rural of Busan's districts, and consists mostly of vacant and agricultural land. Approximately 156.7 of its 217.9 square kilometers are empty and forested, mostly hilly land. The county's population has risen steadily since 1990, when it stood at 56,847. There is a fishing
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One elementary school, Daebyun
Elementary School, was nicknamed the "poop school" since "Daebyun" meant feces. Its name originated from the village Daebyun-ri, which derived from the Daedonggobyunpo Port. The school opened in 1963, and in August 2017 it had 76 students. That month the school
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Daejeon Port, located 4.1 km north of
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, accounts for 60% of the national anchovy catches and is called an anchovy port.
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Gijang is also the current residence of the new Busan
International Foreign School, which the Ministry of Education recently spent 46.9 billion won.
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