Buchkirchen is a municipality in the district of Wels-Land, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It lies in the country's northern Alpine foreland, in a region of rolling farmland and small settlements.
As a municipality, Buchkirchen is one of the administrative units that make up the Wels-Land district, which surrounds the city of Wels. The district seat and the wider area form part of Upper Austria's central agricultural belt, known for its rural character and proximity to the larger urban centre of Wels.
Buchkirchen is a small community rather than a major urban centre, and its identity is tied to its status as one of the many municipalities that together constitute the district of Wels-Land within Upper Austria.