Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Jongno-gu, Seoul is a central district of South Korea’s capital city known as a historic, political, and cultural hub that hosts major government institutions and heritage sites.

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Jongno-gu, Seoul canonical 3
Jongno, Seoul 1
대한민국 서울특별시 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous district of Seoul
administrativeCenter Jongno-gu Office
borderedBy Dongdaemun-gu
Eunpyeong-gu
Jung-gu, Seoul
Seodaemun-gu
Seongbuk-gu
linked to: Seongbuk District

Yongsan-gu
capitalOf none
contains Blue House site
Bongeunsa Temple branch sites
Bukchon Hanok Village
Changdeokgung Palace
Changgyeonggung Palace
linked to: Changgyeonggung

Cheonggyecheon Stream
Cheongjin-dong
linked to: Cheongunhyoja-dong

Cheongunhyoja-dong
Gahoe-dong
Gwancheol-dong
Gwanghwamun Square
Gwanghwamun neighborhood
linked to: Jongno District

Gyeongbokgung Palace
linked to: Gyeongbokgung

Gyeonji-dong
Hyehwa-dong
Insadong
Jogyesa Temple
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongno (main street)
linked to: Sejong-daero

Jongno 1-ga
Jongno 2-ga
Jongno 3-ga
linked to: Jongno 3-ga Station

Jongno 4-ga
Jongno 5-ga
Jongno 6-ga
Jongno Tower
Pyeongchang-dong
Sajik-dong
Samcheong-dong
Samil-dong
Seochon
Seoul Anglican Cathedral
Seoul City Hall (old building)
linked to: Seoul City Hall

Seoul Metropolitan Council building
Seoul National University Hospital main campus
Sogyeok-dong
Tapgol Park
Yulgok-ro
country South Korea
etymology named after Jongno, the main east–west street of old Seoul
governingBody Jongno-gu Office
hasArea about 23.9 square kilometers
hasDemographicCharacteristic high daytime population due to offices and government buildings
hasEducationalInstitution Korea National Open University headquarters
Seoul National University College of Medicine campus buildings
Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine facilities
hasFestival Jongno Culture and Arts Festival
hasHeritageStatus contains multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites
hasKoreanName 종로구
linked to: Jongno District
hasMountain Bugaksan
Inwangsan
Naksan
hasPopulationRankInSeoul one of the less populous central districts
hasPostalCodeRange 03000–03999 (approximate)
hasRiver Cheonggyecheon
hasSisterCity Chiyoda, Tokyo
Paris 1st arrondissement
San Francisco
Xicheng District, Beijing
historicalRole center of Joseon Dynasty capital Hanyang
hosts Constitutional Court of Korea
Supreme Court-related institutions
foreign embassies
major government ministries
isCentralDistrictOf Seoul
knownFor cultural heritage
historic sites
political institutions
leaderTitle Mayor
locatedIn Seoul
Seoul Special City
locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
majorFunction cultural hub of Seoul
political hub of South Korea
tourism center
nameMeaning Bell Street District
partOf Sudogwon
partOfLegislativeDistrict Seoul Jongno constituency
romanization Chongno-gu
Jongno-gu
linked to: Jongno District
subdivisionType gu
transportHub Anguk Station
City Hall Station
Gwanghwamun Station
Jonggak Station
Jongno 3-ga Station
transportServedBy Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 4
Seoul Subway Line 5
UNESCOSiteContained Changdeokgung and its Secret Garden
Jongmyo Shrine
UTCOffset +09:00
website https://www.jongno.go.kr

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Samil Undong location Jongno, Seoul
linked to: Jongno-gu, Seoul
대한민국 해병대 foundingLocation 대한민국 서울특별시
linked to: Jongno-gu, Seoul