Jung District () is one of the 25

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s of

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. Jung has a population of 131,452 (2013) and has a geographic area 9.96 km² (3.85

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), making it both the least-populous and the smallest district of Seoul, and is divided into 15 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Jung is located at the centre of Seoul on the northern side of the Han River, bordering the city districts of Jongno to the north, Seodaemun to the northwest, Mapo to the west, Yongsan to the south, Seongdong to the southeast, and Dongdaemun to the northeast. Jung is the historical city center of Seoul with a variety of old and new, including modern facilities such as high rise office buildings,

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s and

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s clustered together, and also a center of tradition where historic sites such as Deoksugung and Namdaemun can be found. Jung is home to cultural sites such as the landmark N Seoul Tower on

Namsan Mountain Namsan (), officially Namsan Mountain, is a -high peak in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan, or 목멱산 / in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of downtown Seoul's skyline. The N Seoul Tower ...

, the Myeongdong Cathedral, the

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, and the Gwangtonggwan, the oldest continuously-operating

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building in Korea and one of city's

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s since March 5, 2001. The

Myeongdong Myeongdong () is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99km² with a population of 3,409 and is mostly a commercial area, being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route and touris ...

neighborhood is one of the most famous shopping areas and popular tourist destinations in South Korea. The district has undergone significant redevelopment in the recent decades, especially with the remodeling of Seoul Plaza and the opening up of Cheonggyecheon, previously covered by an elevated highway.

Administrative divisions

Economy

Jung District is one of the most significant business cores of Seoul with many companies being based around Sejong-daero or Eulji-ro. Notable companies based in Jung District include Hanhwa, Shinsegae, Hanjin, Doosan Corporation,

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, LG U+, Daewoo International, Daehan Logistics, Ssangyong Cement, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Lotte Shopping and many more. Also, many banking and other financial companies have headquarters in Jung District, such as KB Financial Group, Woori Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group, Hana Financial Group, Korea Life Insurance,

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, Industrial Bank of Korea,

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. Major newspapers such as The Chosun Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo, The Dong-a Ilbo are also based in Jung District. The headquarters of South Korean food company

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is in the CJ Cheiljedang Building in

Ssangnim-dong Ssangnim-dong is a legal '' dong'', or neighbourhood of the Jung-gu district in Seoul, South Korea, and governed by its administrative dong, Gwanghui-dong. The headquarters of South Korean food company CJ Cheil Jedang is located in the CJ Cheil ...

, near the

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Tourism

Jung-Gu contains numerous popular tourist spots, both modern historical & modern. These include Deoksugung, Cheonggyecheon, Seoul Plaza, Namsan Tower, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, the Myeongdong Cathedral, the

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. To support tourists visiting the district there are tour buses which operate from Sejong-daero and the Seoul Metropolitan Government provide tourist support services. Jung District also hosts several major duty free stores, including Shilla, Shinsegae & Lotte. These, along with Myeongdong, constitute the busiest tourist shopping area in the city. One of the most recent tourist developments in the district in

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Foreign operations

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operates a ticketing office on the 11th floor of the Korean Air Building in Jung District. Air China has an office on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Hansuang Building in Seosomun-dong in Jung District.

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operates the Seoul Office in Room 1501 on the 15th floor of the Center Building in Sogong-dong, Jung District. Hainan Airlines operates its South Korea office in Suite 1501 of the Samyoung Building in Sogong-dong.

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has its Seoul Branch Office in the Soonhwa Building in Sunhwa-dong.

Former operations

In the 1980s Korean Air had its headquarters in Jung District. Its current headquarters are located in Gonghang-dong,

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