Buk or BUK may refer to:

Places

Czech Republic

Buk (Prachatice District) Buk is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Buk lies approximately west of Prachatice, west of České Budějovice, and south of Prague Prague ...

, a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *

Buk (Přerov District) Buk is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Buk lies approximately north of Přerov, south-east of Olomouc, and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capi ...

, a municipality and village in the Olomouc Region *Buk, a village and part of

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urb ...

in the South Bohemian Region *Buk, a village and part of

Milín Milín is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Milín consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to th ...

in the Central Bohemian Region

Poland

Buk, Greater Poland Voivodeship Buk is a town in Poznań County, in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,903. Etymology The town's name means "Beech" in Polish, and the flag of the town shows a branch of beech, ...

, a town in western Poland **

Gmina Buk __NOTOC__ Gmina Buk is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Buk, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina co ...

, the administrative unit *

Buk, Podkarpackie Voivodeship Buk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of ...

, south-east Poland *

Buk, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Buk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołcza, within Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Gołcza, west of Miechów, and north of the regional capital Kraków , ...

, south Poland *

Buk, Goleniów County Buk () is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Przybiernów, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Przybiernów, north of Goleniów, and north-east of the ...

, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, North-west Poland *

Buk, Police County Buk ()''Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße'' by M. Kaemmerer is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobra, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the border wit ...

, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-west Poland *

Buk Góralski Buk Góralski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies east of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, north-west of Brodnica, and north- ...

, a village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, mid-northern Poland *

Buk Pomorski Buk Pomorski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies north of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, north-west of Brodnica, and north-e ...

, a village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, mid-northern Poland

Other places

* Buk, Bulgaria, a village *

Buk, Croatia Buk is a village in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary ...

, a village *

Bük Bük is a town in Vas County, Hungary, close to the Austrian border. Nowadays it has a reputation for being a popular holiday destination in Hungary and one of the major spa and wellness spots in Central Europe. Location The town is situated 27 ...

, a village in Hungary *

Būk Bovaki (, also Romanized as Bovakī, Bauki, Bāvakī, and Bāvkī; also known as ‘Alī Āqā and Būk) is a village in Pachehlak-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, offi ...

, a village in Iran *

Paranesti Paranesti () is a municipality in the Rhodope Mountains of northeastern Drama regional unit, Greece. It consists of two municipal units: Paranesti and Nikoforos. The largest villages of the municipal unit Paranesti are Paranésti (the municipal s ...

, a village in Greece formerly called Buk *

Buk District (disambiguation) Buk District (), or "Northern District", is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities: * Buk District, Busan * Buk District, Daegu * Buk District, Gwangju * Buk District, Pohang * Buk District, Ulsan Buk District () is a '' gu'', or di ...

, several districts in South Korea

People

Choe Buk Choe Buk (; fl. 1712–1760), was a Korean painter of the late Joseon period. He used many art names including Samgijae, Hosaenggwan, Songjae, Giam, and Geogijae. Biography His childhood remains unknown, as well as the social status of h ...

(), Korean painter *

Tadeusz Buk Tadeusz Buk (15 December 1960 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish military figure. He received numerous military and civil awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta. Buk was born at Mójcza. He served as commander of the Polish Land Forces ...

(1960–2010), Polish soldier, Commander of the Polish Land Forces

Other uses

Buk (drum) The ''buk'' () is a traditional Korean drum. While the term ''buk'' is a native Korean word used as a generic term meaning "drum" (the Sino-Korean word being ''go''), it is most often used to refer to a shallow barrel-shaped drum, with a rou ...

, a Korean drum *

BES-5 BES-5, also known as Bouk or Buk (), was a Soviet thermoelectric generator that was used to power 31 satellites in the US-A (RORSAT) project. The heat source was a uranium 235 fast fission nuclear reactor (FNR). Background Spacecraft nuclea ...

, also known as ''Buk'', a Soviet reactor *

Buk missile system The Buk (; "beech" (tree), ) is a family of self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter ...

, a Soviet and Russian missile system *

Bukawa language Bukawa (also known as Bukaua, Kawac, Bugawac, Gawac) is an Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea. Overview Bukawa is spoken by about 12,000 people (in 2011) on the coast of the Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The most commo ...

, by ISO 639 code *

Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university i ...