Country South Korea Provincial level Ulsan Website Jung District Office Local time Thursday 2:51 AM | Region Yeongnam Administrative divisions 14 administrative dong Area 37 km² Dialect Gyeongsang dialect | |
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Jung District (Jung-gu) is the central district of Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "Central Ward". Most of the population live between the southern border of the River Taehwa and Ring Road. The current head of the district is Jo Yong-su (Hangul: 조용수) (2007).
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Map of Jung-gu, Ulsan, South Korea
Demographics
234,875 people live in Ulsan 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 Administrative Divisions section.
Administrative divisions
The "Dong" of Jung-gu and their demographics are as follow:
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Local attractions
Ulsan City centre is generally regarded as Seongnam-dong, in central Jung-gu. Here lies Dongheon (Hangul: 동헌), an old complex used by the Japanese as a base of government during the occupation of Korea. Also in Jung-gu are Hyanggyo (Hangul: 향교), the old Confucian Academy, Byeongyeongseong (Hangul: 병영성), an old hill fortress of which very little remains today, and an ancient stupa atop the hill known as Hakseong Park (Hangul: 학성공원). This stupa is the only one in South Korea to have the Oriental Zodiac figures carved around its base. Ulsan Central Market, the largest traditional market in Ulsan is located in Jung-gu.