Buk District, Pohang

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

Buk-gu 북구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	北區
• Revised Romanization	Buk-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Puk-ku
Buk-gu Office
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Province	North Gyeongsang
City	Pohang
Administrative divisions	8 dong, 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
• Total	734.8 km2 (283.7 sq mi)
Population  (2012.11)
• Total	267,523[1]
• Density	364/km2 (940/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	bukgu.ipohang.org

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

• Anguksa, a Buddhist temple

See also

• Nam District, Pohang