Buk District (Korean: 북구; RR: Buk-gu; lit. 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 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 北區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Buk-gu |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Puk-ku |
 Hwamyeong High School and surrounding apartments | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Provincial level | Busan |
| Administrative divisions | 13 administrative dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2005[1]) | |
| • Total | 336,753 |
| • Density | 8,793/km2 (22,770/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Website | Buk District Office |
Administrative divisions
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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
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Jiaozhou, China
Notable people from Buk District
edit- Seungwoo (Real Name: Han Seung-woo, 한승우), singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup Victon and former member of K-pop boygroup X1
- Jungkook (Real Name: Jeon Jeong-guk, 전정국), K-pop idol, singer-songwriter, producer, main vocalist and lead dancer of BTS
See also
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edit- ^ "Welcome to Buk-gu". bsbukgu.go.kr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
edit- Buk-gu website (in English)
35°12′N 128°59′E / 35.2°N 128.99°E
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