Jung District, Ulsan
Autonomous District in Yeongnam, South Korea
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Jung District (Korean: 중구; lit. 'Central District') is a gu (district) in south-central Ulsan, South Korea. Most of the population lives between the southern border of the Taehwa River and Ring Road. The current head of the district is Kim Young-gil.[1]
Jung District, Ulsan | |
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 Location of Jung District in Ulsan | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Provincial level | Ulsan |
| Administrative divisions | 14 administrative dong |
| Area | |
• Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 204,397 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Website | Jung District Office |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 중구 |
| Hanja | 中區 |
| RR | Jung-gu |
| MR | Chung-gu |
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.[2]
Administrative divisions
Jung District is organized into the following dong (neighborhoods):
- Bangu 1-dong (반구1동)
- Bangu 2-dong (반구2동)
- Boksan 1-dong (복산1동)
- Boksan 2-dong (복산2동)
- Bukjeong-dong (북정동)
- Byeongyeong 1-dong (병영1동)
- Byeongyeong 2-dong (병영2동)
- Daun-dong (다운동)
- Hakseong-dong (학성동)
- Okgyo-dong (옥교동)
- Seongnam-dong (성남동)
- Taehwa-dong (태화동)
- Ujeong-dong (우정동)
- Yaksa-dong (약사동)
Local attractions
Seongnam-dong in central Jung District is generally regarded as the center of Ulsan. Other local attractions include Dongheon (동헌), an old complex used by the Japanese as a base of government during the occupation of Korea; Hyanggyo (향교), an old Confucian academy; Byeongyeongseong (병영성), remnants of an old hill fortress; Hakseong Park (학성공원), an ancient hilltop stupa 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.