Jung-gu, Seoul
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Jung-gu (Scots: Jung Destrict), literally meanin Central Destrict, is ane o the 25 gu which mak up the ceety o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It is locatit on the north side o the Han River, an as its name implees, is the historical centre o the ceety.
Jung-gu | |
|---|---|
Destrict | |
| 중구 · 中區 | |
Location o Jung-gu in Seoul | |
| Kintra | Sooth Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special Ceety | Seoul |
| Admeenistrative dong | 15 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 121,144 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
| Website | Jung-gu official website |
Locatit in the hert o Seoul, Jung-gu is an aurie wi a variety o auld an new. It is a centre o modrenity, whaur facilities sic as heich rise office biggins, depairtment stores an shoppin maws are clustered thegither,[2] an a centre o tradeetion an aw, whaur valuable historic steids sic as Deoksugung an Namdaemun can be foond. Locatit here is the Gwangtonggwan, the auldest continuously-operatin bank biggin in Korea.[3] It wis registered as ane o ceety's protectit monuments on 5 Mairch 2001.[4]
In addition, thegither wi cultural steids as Myeongdong Cathedral an the Bank o Korea Museum, thare are famous laundmerks o Seoul sic as N Seoul Tower on Namsan moontain in Jung-gu. Myeongdong is ane o the maist famous shoppin auries in Sooth Korea, an is ane o favorite tourist destinations.
Admeenistrative diveesions
| Neighborhood | Hangul | Hanja | Cairt |
| Cheonggu-dong | 청구동 | 靑丘洞 |  |
| Dasan-dong | 다산동 | 茶山洞 | |
| Donghwa-dong | 동화동 | 東化洞 | |
| Euljiro-dong | 을지로동 | 乙支路洞 | |
| Gwanghui-dong | 광희동 | 光熙洞 | |
| Hoehyeon-dong | 회현동 | 會賢洞 | |
| Hwanghak-dong | 황학동 | 黃鶴洞 | |
| Jangchung-dong | 장충동 | 奬忠洞 | |
| Jungnim-dong | 중림동 | 中林洞 | |
| Myeong-dong | 명동 | 明洞 | |
| Pil-dong | 필동 | 筆洞 | |
| Sindang-dong | 신당동 | 新堂洞 | |
| Sindang 5-dong | 신당제5동 | ||
| Sogong-dong | 소공동 | 小公洞 | |
| Yaksu-dong | 약수동 | 藥水洞 | |
Economy
Jung-gu is ane o the maist significant business cores o Seoul. Notable companies based in Jung-gu include Hanhwa, Shinsegae, Hanjin, Doosan Corporation, SK Telecom, LG U+, Daewoo International, Daehan Logistics, Ssangyong Cement, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Lotte Shopping an mony mair. An aw, mony bankin an ither financial companies hae heidquarters in Jung-gu, sic as KB Financial Group, Woori Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group, Hana Financial Group, Korea Life Insurance, Samsung Life Insurance, Industrial Bank of Korea, Korean Exchange Bank, an Samsung Card. Major newspapers sic as The Chosun Ilbo an JoongAng Ilbo are based in Jung-gu an aw.
The heidquairter o Sooth Korean fuid company CJ Cheil Jedang is locatit in the CJ Cheiljedang Building in Ssangnim-dong, near the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station.[5]
Foreign operations
Air France operates a ticketin office on the 11t floor o the Korean Air Building in Jung-gu.[6] Air China haes an office on the 1st an 2nt floors o the Hansuang Building in Seosomun-dong in Jung-gu.[7] All Nippon Airways operates the Seoul Office in Room 1501 on the 15t floor o the Center Building in Sogong-dong, Jung-dae.[8] Hainan Airlines operates its Sooth Korea office in Suite 1501 o the Samyoung Building in Sogong-dong.[9] MIAT Mongolian Airlines haes its Seoul Branch Office in the Soonhwa Building in Sunhwa-dong.[10]
Umwhile operations
In the 1980s Korean Air haed its heidquairters in Jung-gu.[11]
Govrenment an infrastructur
The Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal haes its heidquairters in the S1 Building in Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu.[12][13]
References
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