Buk District, Pohang

Buk-gu
북구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja北區
 • Revised RomanizationBuk-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerPuk-ku
Buk-gu Office
Buk-gu Office
Location of Buk-gu
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
ProvinceNorth Gyeongsang
CityPohang
Administrative divisions8 dong, 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
 • Total
734.8 km2 (283.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2012.11)
 • Total
267,523[1]
 • Density364/km2 (940/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Websitebukgu.ipohang.org

Buk-gu (Korean: 북구; RR: Buk-gu; lit. North District) is a non-autonomous district, Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Pohang eup/myeon/dong map in Korean. Yellow is Buk-gu and Purple is Nam-gu.
Inset map. Yellow is Buk-gu and Purple is Nam-gu.

Buk-gu is divided into one town (eup), 6 townships (myeon), and 8 neighborhoods (dong).[1]

Hangul Hanja
Heunghae-eup 흥해읍 興海邑
Singwang-myeon 신광면 神光面
Cheongha-myeon 청하면 淸河面
Songna-myeon 송라면 松羅面
Gigye-myeon 기계면 杞溪面
Jukjang-myeon 죽장면 竹長面
Gibuk-myeon 기북면 杞北面
Jungang-dong 중앙동 中央洞
Yanghak-dong 양학동 良鶴洞
Jukdo-dong 죽도동 竹島洞
Yongheung-dong 용흥동 龍興洞
Uchang-dong 우창동 牛昌洞
Duho-dong 두호동 斗湖洞
Jangnyang-dong 장량동 長良洞
Hwanyeo-dong 환여동 環汝洞

Points of interest

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 포항시 북구청 기본현황 인구/면적 - Buk-gu, Pohang City Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

36°02′31″N 129°21′56″E / 36.041867°N 129.365688°E / 36.041867; 129.365688


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