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Coordinates: 35°12′N 128°59′E / 35.2°N 128.99°E / 35.2; 128.99
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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==

Revision as of 00:05, 5 March 2024

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
 • 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 (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

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

  • 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

References

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

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