Jung District (Jung-gu, ko, 중구; 中區) is the historic central ward of the city of

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, one of the eight wards into which Incheon is divided. Its name means "central" in Korean. It was founded in 1883 on the opening of the Jemulpo Port and contains several historical and cultural heritage monuments, such as Dap-dong Cathedral, Hongyemun Gate, The First Anglican Church, and Jayu Park, Korea's first modern park. Incheon is the gateway to Seoul, the capital of South Korea. In modern times it became a trading port, eventually growing to become the second-largest port in South Korea. It is also contains

Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...

Administrative Divisions

Old downtown area

*Sinpo-dong (divided in turn into Jungang-dong 1 to 4 Ga, Haean-dong 1 to 4 Ga, Gwandong 1 to 3 Ga, Songhak-dong 1 to 3 Ga, Sadong, Sinsaeng-dong, Dapdong, Sinpo-dong, Hangdong 1 to 6 Ga and some portion of Hangdong 7-ga) *Yeonan-dong (divided in turn into some portions of Hangdong 7-ga and Bukseong-dong 1-ga) * Gaehang-dong **

Bukseong-dong Bukseong-dong is neighbourhood of Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. History An area known as Bukseongpo because of fishing boats since ancient times has been named Bukseong-dong when the name was revised in 1946. It was called Hwabangjeong ...

(divided in turn into Bukseong-dong 2 and 3 Ga, some portion of Bukseong-dong 1-ga and Seollin-dong) **Songwol-dong 1 to 3 Ga *Sinheung-dong (divided in turn into Sinheung-dong 1 to 3 Ga and Seonhwa-dong) *Yulmok-dong (divided in turn into Yulmok-dong and Yudong) *Dong Incheon-dong (divided in turn into Nae-dong, Gyeong-dong, Yong-dong, Inhyeon-dong, and Jeon-dong) *Dowon-dong

Yeongjong-Yongyu Yeongjong-Yongyu(영종용유, 永宗龍游) is a region in Jung District, Incheon. It encompass Yeongjongdo and adjacent islands such as Muuido except Bukdo-myeon, Ongjin County, Incheon. The island is an exclave of Incheon Metropolitan City's J ...

*Yeongjong-dong,

Yeongjong Island Yeongjong Island is an island off the west coast of the city of Incheon, South Korea, which contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages, farms, and beaches. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have b ...

(divided in turn into Jungsan-dong, Unnam-dong and Unbuk-dong) *

Unseo-dong Unseo-dong is neighbourhood of Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. The name Unseo was adopted in 1914 when the administrative district was consolidated.Yeongjong-Yongyu Yeongjong-Yongyu(영종용유, 永宗龍游) is a region in Jung District, Incheon. It encompass Yeongjongdo and adjacent islands such as Muuido except Bukdo-myeon, Ongjin County, Incheon. The island is an exclave of Incheon Metropolitan City's J ...

was transferred to Jung District.

Yeongjong-Yongyu Yeongjong-Yongyu(영종용유, 永宗龍游) is a region in Jung District, Incheon. It encompass Yeongjongdo and adjacent islands such as Muuido except Bukdo-myeon, Ongjin County, Incheon. The island is an exclave of Incheon Metropolitan City's J ...

suffered rapid population growth due to the development of

but old downtown area of Incheon suffered rapid population decline. Therefore many residents Yeongjong-Yongyu demanded that

should be a district of Incheon and old downtown area of Jung District, Incheon should be merged with

Dong District, Incheon Dong District (Dong-gu) is a ward in Incheon, South Korea. city information *The city area is developed on a hill with an elevation of 30-40 m above sea level, and the reclaimed land on the north coast is formed as a seashore industrial complex, f ...

. In 2022, Yeongjong-Yongyu's Korean national population exceeded 100 thousands and old downtown area of Jung and Dong Districts. On August 31, 2022.

Yoo Jeong-bok Yoo Jeong-bok (; born 17 June 1957) is a South Korean public servant and politician who served as the mayor of Incheon from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018. Life Yoo Jeong-bok was born on 17 June 1957, in Songrim-dong of Dong District, Incheon. H ...

who is a

Mayor of Incheon The Mayor of Incheon () is the head of the local government of Incheon who is elected to a four-year term. List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Incheon was appointed by the President of South Korea, P ...

officialized this proposal to a city policy. Old downtown area of Jung District and Dong District will be merged into

Jemulpo District Jemulpo District (Jemulpo-gu, ko, 제물포구; 濟物浦區) is a proposed ward of the city of Incheon, South Korea, Jemulpo-gu is located in a historic center of Incheon. Jemulpo was founded in 1883 on the opening of the Jemulpo Port and cont ...

and

will be an independent Yeongjong District. Two mayors of effected districts agreed this proposal.

Education

International schools: *

Overseas Chinese Primary and Middle/High School, Incheon Overseas may refer to: * ''Overseas'' (album), a 1957 album by pianist Tommy Flanagan and his trio *Overseas (band), an American indie rock band * "Overseas" (song), a 2018 song by American rappers Desiigner and Lil Pump * "Overseas" (Tee Grizzley ...

(인천화교소·중산중고등학교)Overseas Chinese primary and middle, high school, Incheon
" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016. "19 China town-ro 55beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon, 400-210, Korea"

Tourist attractions

Jajangmyeon Museum The Jajangmyeon Museum ( ko, 짜장면박물관) is a museum in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea about Jajangmyeon noodle. History The museum was opened on 28 April 2012. Architecture The museum consist of six exhibition halls: * History o ...

is a museum about

Jajangmyeon ''Jajangmyeon'' () or ''jjajangmyeon'' () is a Korean noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of '' chunjang'', diced pork, and vegetables. Variants of the dish use seafood, or other meats. History ''Jajangmyeon'' was introduced in the la ...

noodle.

Incident

References

External links

Jung-gu homepage
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