Buk-gu, Pohang

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Buk-gu
북구
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja北區
  Revised RomanizationBuk-gu
  McCune-ReischauerPuk-ku
Pohang Buk-gu office.JPG
Buk-gu Office
Buk-gu Pohang.PNG
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Province North Gyeongsang
City Pohang
Administrative divisions 8 dong, 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
  Total734.8 km2 (283.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2012.11)
  Total267,523 [1]
  Density364/km2 (940/sq mi)
  Dialect
Gyeongsang
Website bukgu.ipohang.org

Buk-gu is a non-autonomous district in the City of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Administrative divisions

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

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

Hangul Hanja
Heunghae-eup흥해읍興海邑
Singwang-myeon신광면神光面
Cheongha-myeon청하면淸河面
Songna-myeon송라면松羅面
Gigye-myeon기계면杞溪面
Jukjang-myeon죽장면竹長面
Gibuk-myeon기북면杞北面
Jungang-dong중앙동中央洞
Yanghak-dong양학동良鶴洞
Jukdo-dong죽도동竹島洞
Yongheung-dong용흥동龍興洞
Uchang-dong우창동牛昌洞
Duho-dong두호동斗湖洞
Jangnyang-dong장량동長良洞
Hwanyeo-dong환여동環汝洞

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References

  1. 1 2 포항시 북구청 기본현황 인구/면적 - Buk-gu, Pohang City Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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