Buk District, Busan

Buk District (literally north district) is a gu, or district, in north central Busan, South Korea. Buk-gu covers a surface of 38.30 km² is home to about 335,000 people. It attained the status of gu in 1978.

Buk
북구
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja北區
  Revised RomanizationBuk-gu
  McCune-ReischauerPuk-ku
Hwamyeong High School and surrounding apartments
Hwamyeong High School and surrounding apartments
Flag of Buk
Official logo of Buk
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelBusan
Administrative divisions13 administrative dong
Area
  Total38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2005[1])
  Total336,753
  Density8,793/km2 (22,770/sq mi)
  Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteBuk District Office
Daedong-Hwamyeong Bridge
Gangbyeon Expressway

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Buk-gu is divided into 5 legal dong, which all together comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows:

  • Gupo-dong (3 administrative dong)
  • Geumgok-dong
  • Hwamyeong-dong (3 administrative dong)
  • Deckcheon-dong (3 administrative dong)
  • Mandeok-dong (3 administrative dong)

Sister cities

Notable people from Buk District

See also

References

  1. ":::::Welcome to Buk-gu:::::". bsbukgu.go.kr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

35.2°N 128.99°E / 35.2; 128.99


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