Buk District, Ulsan

Buk
북구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Buk-gu
  McCune-Reischauer Puk-ku
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Ulsan
Administrative divisions 27 administrative dong
Area
  Total 80.41 km2 (31.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 149,676
  Density 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Buk District Office

Buk District (Buk-gu) is the northernmost district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "North Ward". It stretches roughly from the Ring Road to Mohwa into the north and out to the coast in the east.

Demographics

149,676 people live in Ulsan Buk Gu's 80.41 km². 77,214 of these are Korean males, 71,183 are Korean females, 961 are foreign males and 318 are foreign females (2006). In no "dong" (smaller division) do women outnumber men.

Administrative divisions

The "Dong" of Buk-Gu are as follow:

Local attractions

Jeongja Beach (정자 해수욕장) is the most popular in Ulsan and there are several raw fish restaurants and pleasant western restaurants-come-bars lining the coast road around here. Most people in Ulsan go here infrequently, however, as it lies at the other end of a twisted road over the hills just south of Muryongsan (무룡산), Ulsan's second-highest hill.

Transport

Transport in Buk-gu is simple, as most of the population are in striking distance of either the Ring Road or National Road 7, which is the main road up the East Coast of South Korea and which, at this point, connects Ulsan with Gyeongju to the north. Ulsan's domestic airport (IATA Code: USN), which serves Seoul is located in Buk-gu.[1]

Sister cities

See also

List of districts in South Korea

References

  1. "Introduction of Ulsan Airport". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. "Sister Cities of Buk-gu". Ulsan Buk-gu. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

External links

Coordinates: 35°34′53″N 129°21′40″E / 35.58139°N 129.36111°E / 35.58139; 129.36111

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