3 busan situational analysis and urban air quality trends is located on the southeastern tip of korean peninsula at 128o east longitude 35o north latitude it an international city linking continent sea s location analogous to tokyo kabul los angeles memphis beirut algiers topography prone high pollution levels due land breezes that carry pollutants from coastal sources has a population 786 033 with 1 120 902 households density 4 969 persons km2 in 2001 number vehicles was 234 936 1989 760 699 1999 which shows growth rate 22 per year 862 589 257 passenger cars consisted 68 used diesel as fuel were 29 2002 freight including containers comprised 20 13 all container 45 most urbanized areas ratio other very or 2 63 these cause traffic
