Gunwi County () is a county in the Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea.
Incorporation into Daegu Prior to June 30, 2023, Gunwi County was part of the North Gyeongsang Province. Under legislation enacted on January 3, 2023, the county was incorporated into Daegu Metropolitan City on July 1, 2023.
The incorporation was carried out at the request of Gunwi County, in return for permitting the relocation of Daegu International Airport to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi County.
Administrative divisions
Gunwi County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon. MapHangeulHanjaGunwi-eup군위읍軍威邑Sobo-myeon소보면召保面Hyoryeong-myeon효령면孝令面Bugye-myeon부계면缶溪面Ubo-myeon우보면友保面Uiheung-myeon의흥면義興面Sanseong-myeon산성면山城面Samgugyusa-myeon삼국유사면三國遺事面
Demographics
As of 2024, Gunwi County has a population of 21,493, of which 50.4% are male and 49.6% are female, compared to the national average of 50.1% and 49.9% respectively. People under 16 years old make up 3.8% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 45.5%, compared to the national average of 10.5% and 19.5% respectively. Foreigners make up 3.1% of the total population, compared to 3.9% nationwide.
As of 2015, 28.8% of the population follow Buddhism, 17.9% follow Christianity (of which 14.4% Protestantism and 3.5% Catholicism), 1.1% follow other religions and 52.1% are irreligious.
Climate Gunwi has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa).
References
External links County government website