Jung-Gu, Seoul

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)
• 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, 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. It wis registered as ane o ceety's protectit monuments on 5 Mairch 2001.

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.

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.

Foreign operations

Air France operates a ticketin office on the 11t floor o the Korean Air Building in Jung-gu. Air China haes an office on the 1st an 2nt floors o the Hansuang Building in Seosomun-dong in Jung-gu. All Nippon Airways operates the Seoul Office in Room 1501 on the 15t floor o the Center Building in Sogong-dong, Jung-dae. Hainan Airlines operates its Sooth Korea office in Suite 1501 o the Samyoung Building in Sogong-dong. MIAT Mongolian Airlines haes its Seoul Branch Office in the Soonhwa Building in Sunhwa-dong.

Umwhile operations

In the 1980s Korean Air haed its heidquairters in Jung-gu.

The Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal haes its heidquairters in the S1 Building in Sunhwa-dong, Jung-gu.