Buk District, Daegu

Buk
북구
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationBuk-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerPuk-ku
Flag of Buk
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelDaegu
Administrative divisions23 administrative dong
Area
 • Total93.98 km2 (36.29 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024[1])
 • Total414,883
 • Density4,427/km2 (11,470/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteBuk District Office
Administrative divisions

Buk District (Korean북구; RRBuk-gu; lit. north district) is a district in northwestern Daegu, South Korea. It adjoins Chilgok County on the north. The area is 93.99 km2.[1] The population is about 414,883.[2]

Buk District was first created as an office of Daegu in 1938, during the period of Japanese rule. It was raised to the status of a district in 1963. For most of the twentieth century, Buk District was purely an administrative division of Daegu, without any local autonomy. The first district council was inaugurated in 1991, and the first district head was elected in 1995, as part of nationwide local government reforms.

Kyungpook National University and Yeungjin College are located in Buk District.


  1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
  2. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.