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Buk District () is a '' gu'' (district) in north-central
Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. The district is 39.37 square kilometers with a population of 275,773 as of 2023. It was established as a ''gu'' in 1978.


Administrative divisions

Buk District is divided into 5 legal ''dong'' and further subdivided into 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

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Han Seung-woo Han Seung-woo (, born December 24, 1994), known mononymously as Seungwoo, is a South Korean singer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean group Victon in 2016. In 2019, he finished third on ''Produce X 101'' and ...
: singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, member of
Victon Victon (; stylized as VICTON, an acronym for Voice to New World) is a South Korean boy group formed in 2016 by IST Entertainment (formerly A Cube Entertainment, Plan A Entertainment, and Play M Entertainment). The group is composed of six member ...
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Jungkook Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), better known as Jung Kook, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of South Korean boy band BTS. He has performed three solo songs as part of BTS' disc ...
: singer-songwriter, member of
BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they ...


See also

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Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...
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Subdivisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 14 provinces ('' do'' ), including th ...


References


External links


Buk-gu website
(in English) Districts of Busan {{Busan-geo-stub