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| translit_lang1_info3 = Puk-ku
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| image_blank_emblem = Buk-gu (Busan).png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_name = South Korea
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
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| leader_name = Oh Tae-won(오태원)
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| subdivision_name3 = 13 administrative ''dong''
| subdivision_name3 = 13 administrative ''dong''
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| area_total_km2 = 38.30
| area_total_km2 = 38.30
| population_as_of = 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bsbukgu.go.kr/english/statistices/statistices01.htm |title=:::::Welcome to Buk-gu::::: |website=bsbukgu.go.kr |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929045747/http://bsbukgu.go.kr/english/statistices/statistices01.htm |archive-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| population_total = 336753
| population_density_km2 = 8793
| population_density_km2 = 8793
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| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
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[[File:Busan Gangbyeon Dae-ro Road.JPG|thumb|300px|Gangbyeon Expressway]]
[[File:Busan Gangbyeon Dae-ro Road.JPG|thumb|300px|Gangbyeon Expressway]]


'''Buk District''' (literally ''north district'') is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'', or district, in north central [[Busan]], South Korea. Buk-gu covers a surface of 38.30&nbsp;km² is home to about 335,000 people. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1978.
'''Buk District''' ({{Korean|hangul=북구|rr=Buk-gu|lit=North District}}) is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'', or district, in north central [[Busan]], South Korea. Buk-gu covers a surface of 38.30&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is home to about 335,000 people. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1978.


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
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==Notable people from Buk District==
==Notable people from Buk District==
* [[Han Seung-woo (singer)|Seungwoo]] (Real Name: ''Han Seung-woo'', [[Hangul]]: 한승우), singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and [[K-pop idol]], member of [[K-pop]] boygroup [[Victon]] and former member of [[K-pop]] boygroup [[X1 (band)|X1]]
* [[Han Seung-woo (singer)|Seungwoo]] (Real Name: ''Han Seung-woo'', {{Korean|hangul=한승우|labels=no}}), singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and [[K-pop idol]], member of [[K-pop]] boygroup [[Victon]] and former member of [[K-pop]] boygroup [[X1 (band)|X1]]
* [[Jungkook]] (Real Name: ''Jeon Jeong-guk'', [[Hangul]]: 전정국), [[K-pop idol]], singer-songwriter, producer, main vocalist and lead dancer of [[BTS]]
* [[Jungkook]] (Real Name: ''Jeon Jeong-guk'', {{Korean|hangul=전정국|labels=no}}), [[K-pop idol]], singer-songwriter, producer, main vocalist and lead dancer of [[BTS]]


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 02:24, 21 November 2024

Buk
북구
Autonomous District
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
Flag
Official logo of Buk
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelBusan
Administrative divisions13 administrative dong
Government
 • Mayor Oh Tae-won(오태원)
Area
 • Total
38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2005[1])
 • Total
336,753
 • Density8,793/km2 (22,770/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteBuk District Office
Daedong-Hwamyeong Bridge
Gangbyeon Expressway

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.

Administrative divisions

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Administrative divisions

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

Sister cities

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Notable people from Buk District

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  • 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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References

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