Jung District (literally ''central district'') is a '' gu'' in southern central

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. Its name literally means "Central

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". Most of the population live between the southern border of the River Taehwa and Ring Road. The current head of the district is Park Sung-min (

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: 박성민) (2018).

Demographics

234,875 people live in

Jung-gu. 120,077 of these are Korean males, 114,349 are Korean females, 153 are foreign males and 296 are foreign females ( 30 April 2003). In only one "dong" (smaller division), namely Okgyo-dong, do women outnumber men. More details can be found in the

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section.

Administrative divisions

The "Dong" of Jung-gu and their demographics are as follow: *Bangu 1-dong (

: 반구1동) 10,292 km; 9,357 KF; 11 FM; 24 FF *Bangu 2-dong (

: 반구2동) 5,493 km; 5,165 KF; 6 FM; 6 FF *Boksan 1-dong (

: 복산1동) 6,712 km; 6,319 KF; 9 FM; 14 FF *Boksan 2-dong (

: 복산2동) 6,708 km; 6,383 KF; 8 FM; 12 FF *Bukjeong-dong (

: 북정동) 6,194 km; 6,030 KF; 9 FM; 16 FF *Byeongyeong 1-dong (

: 병영1동) 10,733 km; 10,264 KF; 5 FM; 21 FF *Byeongyeong 2-dong (

: 병영2동) 11,113 km; 10,246 KF: 12 FM; 21 FF *Daun-dong (

: 다운동) 16,616 km; 15,986 KF; 15 FM; 17 FF *Hakseong-dong (

: 학성동) 7,314 km; 6,796 KF; 8 FM; 13 FF *Okgyo-dong (

: 옥교동) 4,318 km; 4,341 KF; 10 FM; 29 FF *Seongnam-dong (

: 성남동) 4,013 km; 3,937 KF; 11 FM; 45 FF *Taehwa-dong (

: 태화동) 13,634 km; 13,274 KF; 9 FM; 30 FF *Ujeong-dong (

: 우정동) 13,201 km; 12,861 KF; 36 FM; 44 FF *Yaksa-dong (

: 약사동) 3,736 km; 3,390 KF; 4 FM; 4 FF

Key

*KM: Resident Korean Males *KF: Resident Korean Females *FM: Resident Foreign Males *FF: Resident Foreign Females

Local attractions

City centre is generally regarded as Seongnam-dong, in central Jung-gu. Here lies Dongheon (

: 동헌), an old complex used by the Japanese as a base of government during the occupation of

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. Also in Jung-gu are Hyanggyo (

: 향교), the old Confucian Academy, Byeongyeongseong (

: 병영성), an old hill fortress of which very little remains today, and an ancient stupa atop the hill known as Hakseong Park (

: 학성공원). This stupa is the only one in

to have the Oriental Zodiac figures carved around its base. Ulsan Central Market, the largest traditional market in Ulsan is located in Jung-gu.

References

External links

Official site

Official site
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Demographics

Administrative divisions

Key

Local attractions

See also

References

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