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

Statements (103)

Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous district of Seoul
administrativeCenter Jongno-gu Office
borderedBy Dongdaemun-gu
Eunpyeong-gu
Jung District, Seoul
surface form: Jung-gu, Seoul

Seodaemun-gu
Seongbuk District
surface form: Seongbuk-gu

Yongsan-gu
capitalOf none
contains Blue House site
Bongeunsa Temple branch sites
Bukchon Hanok Village
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
surface form: Changdeokgung Palace

Changgyeonggung
surface form: Changgyeonggung Palace

Cheonggyecheon Stream
Cheongunhyoja-dong
surface form: Cheongjin-dong

Cheongunhyoja-dong
Gahoe-dong
Gwancheol-dong
Gwanghwamun Square
Jongno District
surface form: Gwanghwamun neighborhood

Gyeongbokgung
surface form: Gyeongbokgung Palace

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

Jongno 1-ga
Jongno 2-ga
Jongno 3-ga Station
surface form: Jongno 3-ga

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
surface form: Seoul City Hall (old building)

Seoul Metropolitan Council building
Seoul National University Hospital
surface form: 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
surface form: Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine facilities
hasFestival Jongno Culture and Arts Festival
hasHeritageStatus contains multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites
hasKoreanName Jongno District
surface form: 종로구
hasMountain Bugaksan
Inwangsan
Naksan
hasPopulationRankInSeoul one of the less populous central districts
hasPostalCodeRange 03000–03999 (approximate)
hasRiver Cheonggyecheon Stream
surface form: Cheonggyecheon
hasSisterCity Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo

1st arrondissement of Paris
surface form: 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 District
surface form: Jongno-gu
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 Palace Complex
surface form: Changdeokgung and its Secret Garden

Jongmyo Shrine
UTCOffset +09:00
website https://www.jongno.go.kr

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Samil Undong location Jongno-gu, Seoul
this entity surface form: Jongno, Seoul
대한민국 해병대 foundingLocation Jongno-gu, Seoul
this entity surface form: 대한민국 서울특별시