Buk District, Busan Explained

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.

Administrative divisions

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

Sister cities

Notable people from Buk District

See also

External links

35.2°N 128.99°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Buk-gu. bsbukgu.go.kr . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929045747/http://bsbukgu.go.kr/english/statistices/statistices01.htm . 29 September 2007 . dead.