Buk-gu
Buk District is a district situated in the northern part of the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It is similar to a ward in the United States. The district is by far the most populated district in Gwangju, and elects two lawmakers for the South Korean National Assembly.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Borough with 425,000 residents
- Description: administrative division of Gwangju, South Korea
- Also known as: “Buk District” and “Buk District, Gwangju”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gwangju and Gwangju-Kia Champions Field.
Gwangju
Railway station
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Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.
Gwangju-Kia Champions Field
Stadium
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The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers since 2014, replacing Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium.
Gwangju National University of Education
University
Gwangju National University of Education is a national university located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers.
Buk-gu
- Categories: district of South Korea and locality
- Location: Gwangju, South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.1741° or 35° 10′ 27″ northLongitude
126.9122° or 126° 54′ 44″ eastPopulation
425,000Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
8Q785WF6+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5751524194OpenStreetMap feature
place=boroughGeoNames ID
8462136Wikidata ID
Q50392
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Buk-gu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buk-gu (munisipyo sa Habagatang Korea, Gwangju)”
- Cebuano: “Buk-gu”
- Chinese: “Buk Khu”
- Chinese: “北区”
- Chinese: “北區”
- Dutch: “Buk District”
- Esperanto: “Norda Distrikto”
- Greek: “Μπουκ-γκου”
- Italian: “Buk-gu”
- Italian: “Distretto di Buk”
- Japanese: “北区”
- Korean: “Buk-gu”
- Korean: “북구”
- Malayalam: “ബുക്ക് ജില്ല”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Buk Khu”
- Russian: “Пук-гу”
- Russian: “Пукку”
- Spanish: “Buk-gu”
- Spanish: “Buk”
- Swedish: “Buk-gu, Gwangju”
- Swedish: “Buk-gu”
- Turkish: “Buk, Gwangju”
- Urdu: “بوک ضلع، گوانگ جو”
- Vietnamese: “Buk-gu, Gwangju”
- Vietnamese: “huyện Buk”
- “Buk-gu”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bukgu District Office Park and Gwangju Bukgu Council.
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