Jung-gu, Seoul

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

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.

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.

1. ↑ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. ↑ 김, 백영 (2007). "제국의 스펙터클 효과와 식민지 대중의 도시경헙". 사회와 역사. 75: 77–113. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
3. ↑ Lee, Jun-Ho (14 August 2005). "最古 은행건물 우리銀 종로점 (The Oldest Bank Building the Woori Bank Jongno Branch)". Kyunghyang Sinmun.
4. ↑ "광통관 (廣通館) (Gwangtonggwan)". Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. 2002. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2009. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |coauthors= (help)