Gunwi-eup

Gunwi
군위
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul군위읍
 • Hanja軍威邑
 • Revised RomanizationGunwi-eup
 • McCune–ReischauerKunwi-ŭp
Interactive map of Gunwi
Country South Korea
Metropolitan city Daegu
CountyGunwi County
Administrative divisions17 beopjeongni, 34 hangjeongni and 109 ban
Area
 • Total
84.05 km2 (32.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
7,940
 • Density94.5/km2 (245/sq mi)
WebsiteGunwi Town

Gunwi (Korean: 군위) is a town, or eup in Gunwi County of the Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea. The township Gunwi-myeon was upgraded to the town Gunwi-eup in 1979. The Gunwi County office and Gunwi Town office are located in Dongbu-ri.

Communities

Gunwi-eup is divided into 17 villages (ri).[2]

Hangul Hanja
Dongbu-ri 동부리 東部里
Seobu-ri 서부리 西部里
Geumgu-ri 금구리 金鳩里
Museong-ri 무성리 武成里
Suseo-ri 수서리 水西里
Sajik-ri 사직리 社稷里
Naeryang-ri 내량리 內良里
Oeryang-ri 외량리 外良里
Daeheung-ri 대흥리 大興里
Samnyeong-ri 삽령리 鈒嶺里
Daebuk-ri 대북리 大北里
Ogok-ri 오곡리 梧谷里
Jeong-ri 정리 政里
Hagok-ri 하곡리 下谷里
Yongdae-ri 용대리 龍坮里
Sanggok-ri 상곡리 上谷里
Gwanghyeon-ri 광현리 廣峴里

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
197014,287—    
198012,710−11.0%
20008,914−29.9%
20106,502−27.1%
20207,940+22.1%
Source: MODS[1]

As of 2024, Gunwi has a population of 7,606, of which 51.7% are male and 48.3% are female, compared to the national average of 50.1% and 49.9% respectively. People under 15 years old make up 7.1% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 32.9%, compared to the national average of 10.5% and 19.5% respectively. Foreigners make up 4.4% of the total population, compared to 3.9% nationwide.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Census". MODS.
  2. ^ "Villages of Gunwi". Gunwi County. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "인구, 가구 및 주택 – 읍면동(연도 끝자리 0, 5), 시군구(그 외 연도)" [Population, Households, and Housing – Townships (years ending in 0 or 5), Cities/Counties (all other years)] (in Korean). MODS.