Jongno-gu
Destrict
鍾路區 · 鐘路區
Location o Jongno-gu in Seoul
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special Ceety	Seoul
Admeenistrative dong	19
Govrenment
? Mayor	Kim Choong-Yong (김영종)
Area
? Total	23.92 km 2 (9.24 sq mi)
Population   (2010 [1] )
? Total	155,575
? Density	6,500/km 2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 ( Korea Staundart Time )
Website	Jongno-gu official website

Jongno-gu is a gu , or destrict, in central Seoul , Sooth Korea . It taks its name frae a major local street, Jongno , whilk means "Bell Street".

Characteristic [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Jongno-gu haes been the centre o the ceety for 600 year, syne it is whaur the Joseon dynasty established its caipital ceety. Jongno-gu is commonly referred tae as the face an hert o Korea acause o its important roles in the politics, economics, cultur, an history as the caipital ceety. ^[2] Jongno-gu is hame tae pailaces in whilk the kings uised tae bide an work, lik Gyeongbokgung , Changdeokgung , Changgyeonggung an Unhyeongung . The Sooth Korean preses' current residence, the Blue Hoose , is locatit in Jongno-gu an aw. ^[2]

Wi the historical value an cultural properties, Jongno-gu attracts visitors' attention. Thae include the restored Cheonggyecheon stream, the traditional neebourheid o Insa-dong , an the Jongmyo shrine. Art Center Nabi an Gahoe Museum , a relics museum is locatit in the destrict. A feck o colleges an varsities is locatit here; thae include the main campuses o Sungkyunkwan University an Baehwa Women's College .

Jongno-gu is hame tae Jogyesa an aw, the chief temple o the Jogye Order o Korean Buddhism.

Economy [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

As the tradeetional hert o Seoul, Jongno is still an important business center. Notable companies based in Jongno include Kumho Asiana Group , Kyobo Life . Lotte Group , SK Group , Hyundai Engineering & Construction , Daewoo E&C , Daelim Group , East Asia Daily an mony mair.

The heidquairter o Sooth Korean skincare retailer The Face Shop is locatit in the LG Gwanghwamun Building on sinmunno 2-ga. ^[3]

Subdiveesions [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Admeenistrative dong (行政洞)

Attractions [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Palaces [ eedit | eedit soorce ] Gyeongbokgung Changgyeonggung Changdeokgung Gyeonghuigung Mercat [ eedit | eedit soorce ] Dongdaemun Mercat

Museums [ eedit | eedit soorce ] National Fowk Museum o Korea Naitional Palace Museum o Korea Seoul Education Museum SeMa GyeongHuiGung Seoul Museum o History Artsonje Center Airt Centre Nabi Bukchon Airt Museum Gahoe Museum Ilmin Museum o Airt Tteok& Kitchen Utensil Museum

Destrict Cooncil [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

The current mayor o Jong-no destrict is Kim Yeong-jong. The destrict cooncil serves admeenistrative functions sic as Foreign Seal Registration, Internaitional Marriage, Adoption, Acknowledgement reports an Alien Registration Certificates for foreigners residin in Jongno-gu.

Sister ceeties [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

• Dongcheng Destrict , Beijing , Fowkrepublic o Cheenae

See an aw [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Jongno-gu .

• Geografie o Sooth Korea
• Subdiveesions o Sooth Korea

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

1. ↑ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. ↑ ^{a b} "About Jongno-gu" . Jongno-gu Official website. Archived frae the original on 5 August 2004 . Retrieved 23 Apryle 2008 .
3. ↑ "Company location" . The Face Shop official website . Retrieved 9 October 2012 .

Freemit airtins [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

• Destrict govrenment wabsteid, in Inglis