Buk | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | Autonomous District |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | 北區 |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Buk-gu |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Puk-ku |
Image Blank Emblem: | Buk-gu (Busan).png |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Yeongnam |
Subdivision Type2: | Provincial level |
Subdivision Name2: | Busan |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative divisions |
Subdivision Name3: | 13 administrative dong |
Area Total Km2: | 38.30 |
Population As Of: | 2005[1] |
Population Total: | 336753 |
Population Density Km2: | 8793 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Gyeongsang |
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-gu is divided into 5 legal dong, which all together comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows: