Jung District () is a ''
gu'' (district) in south-central
Ulsan
Ulsan (; ), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighbo ...
, South Korea. Most of the population lives between the southern border of the
Taehwa River
The Taehwa River () is a river in South Korea. It flows into Ulsan Bay. The river's entire 46-kilometer course lies within the metropolitan city of Ulsan. The Taehwa drains an area of nearly 645 km²; much of this lies within Ulsan, but po ...
and Ring Road. The current head of the district is .
Demographics
As of July 1, 2024, Jung District had 94,357 households and a population of 208,568, with 105,484 males and 103,084 females.
Administrative divisions
Jung District is organized into the following ''dong'' (neighborhoods):
*Bangu 1-dong ()
*Bangu 2-dong ()
*Boksan 1-dong ()
*Boksan 2-dong ()
*Bukjeong-dong ()
*Byeongyeong 1-dong ()
*Byeongyeong 2-dong ()
*Daun-dong ()
*Hakseong-dong ()
*Okgyo-dong ()
*Seongnam-dong ()
*Taehwa-dong ()
*Ujeong-dong ()
*Yaksa-dong ()
Local attractions
Seongnam-dong in central Jung District is generally regarded as the center of Ulsan. Other local attractions include Dongheon (), an old complex used by the Japanese as a base of government during the
occupation of Korea; Hyanggyo (), an old
Confucian
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academy; Byeongyeongseong (), remnants of an old hill fortress; Hakseong Park (), an ancient hilltop
stupa
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that is the only one in South Korea to have the oriental zodiac figures carved around its base; and
Ulsan Central Market, the largest traditional market in Ulsan.
See also
*
List of districts in South Korea
A ''gu'' (), or district, is an Administrative divisions of South Korea, administrative unit in South Korea. There are two kinds of districts in South Korea. One is the autonomous district () of special and metropolitan cities, which is a muni ...
References
External links
Official siteOfficial site
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Districts of Ulsan