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Buk-gu (Busan)

Buk
북구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Buk-gu
 • McCune-Reischauer Puk-ku
Hwamyeong High School and surrounding apartments
Hwamyeong High School and surrounding apartments
Official logo of Buk
Logo
Busan Buk-gu.svg
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Busan
Administrative divisions 13 administrative dong
Area
 • Total 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 336,753
 • Density 8,793/km2 (22,770/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Buk District Office

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 altogether comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows:

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


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