Buk District, Ulsan

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:

Buk-gu, Ulsan (South Korea electorate)

Buk-gu, Ulsan is a South Korea Parliamentary electorate.

Members of Parliament for Buk-gu, Ulsan

Election results

Ulsan

Ulsan (Korean pronunciation: [uls͈an]), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north.

Ulsan is the industrial powerhouse of South Korea, forming the heart of the Ulsan Industrial District, which is home to the world's largest automobile assembly plant operated by the Hyundai Motor Company, the world's largest shipyard operated by Hyundai Heavy Industries and the world's second largest oil refinery, owned by SK Energy. In 2012, Ulsan had a GDP per capita of $79,623, the highest of any region in South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Ulsan is divided into 4 gu (districts) and 1 gun (county).

Economy

As the center of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of South Korea's first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port. Additionally, major industrial plants and factories were developed, including in particular an oil refinery, fertiliser plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The shipbuilding port Bangeojin became part of the city in 1962.

Buk-gu

Buk-gu, (Hangul: 북구; hanja: 北區), or "Northern District", is the name of a gu in several South Korean cities:

See also

Buk District, Busan

Buk District (literally north district) is a gu, or district, in north central Busan, South Korea. Buk-gu covers a surface of 38.30 km² is home to about 335,000 people. It attained the status of gu in 1978.

Administrative divisions

Buk-gu is divided into 5 legal dong, which altogether comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows:

Sister cities

Jiaozhou, China

See also

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Coordinates: 35°12′N 128°59′E / 35.2°N 128.99°E / 35.2; 128.99

Buk District, Gwangju

Buk District (Buk-gu) 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.

Coordinates: 35°10′N 126°55′E / 35.17°N 126.91°E / 35.17; 126.91