Famous people from Buan include Joseon Dynasty kisaeng and poet, Yi Mae-chang.

Like many rural areas in southern Korea, it has seen shrinking population with many younger people moving north to larger cities such as Seoul.

In B.C 757(16th year of King Gyeongdeok's regime), after Silla united the three kingdoms, Gyehwa was renamed as Buryeong (sometimes called Gyebal) and was a part of Gobu.

During the 14th and 16th year of king Taejong's reign, the two localities Buryeong-hyeon and Boan-hyeon were merged and separated several times.

In 1914, during the Japanese occupation, the administrative district was changed: Wido become a part of Yeonggwang County(South Jeolla Province),[4] and Biando was annexed to Gunsan City.

The coast line which runs from the mouth of the Dongjingang River to Julpo-myeon Upo-ri, is 66 km long.

Buan-gun is located at the southwest end of the boundary between the Gyeonggi massif and the Okcheon fold belt.

Along the northern forest road of Seokbulsan Mountain between Jangsin-ri and Uibok-ri, Gyehwa-myeon, small-scale biotite gneiss is captured within a porphyritic granite body.

The granite that is widely distributed in the eastern part of Buan-gun, forming a plain area, is a part of the Daebo granite body that is widely distributed in the areas of Iksan, Gimje, Jeongeup, and Gochang in the Honam region.

Eight Scenic Views of Byeonsan Museum Temple twinned : Friendship : Buan County government home page