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:
Gupo-dong (3 administrative dong) Geumgok-dong Hwamyeong-dong (3 administrative dong) Deckcheon-dong (3 administrative dong) Mandeok-dong (3 administrative dong)
Sister cities
Jiaozhou, China
Notable people from Buk District
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 Jungkook (Real Name: Jeon Jeong-guk, Hangul: 전정국), K-pop idol, singer-songwriter, producer, main vocalist and lead dancer of BTS
See also
Geography of South Korea
Subdivisions of South Korea
References
External links
Buk-gu website (in English)