Jung District, Ulsan

Jung District (literally central district) is a gu in southern central 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 Park Sung-min (2018).

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:
 * Bangu 1-dong 10,292 KM; 9,357 KF; 11 FM; 24 FF
 * Bangu 2-dong 5,493 KM; 5,165 KF; 6 FM; 6 FF
 * Boksan 1-dong 6,712 KM; 6,319 KF; 9 FM; 14 FF
 * Boksan 2-dong 6,708 KM; 6,383 KF; 8 FM; 12 FF
 * Bukjeong-dong 6,194 KM; 6,030 KF; 9 FM; 16 FF
 * Byeongyeong 1-dong 10,733 KM; 10,264 KF; 5 FM; 21 FF
 * Byeongyeong 2-dong 11,113 KM; 10,246 KF: 12 FM; 21 FF
 * Daun-dong 16,616 KM; 15,986 KF; 15 FM; 17 FF
 * Hakseong-dong 7,314 KM; 6,796 KF; 8 FM; 13 FF
 * Okgyo-dong 4,318 KM; 4,341 KF; 10 FM; 29 FF
 * Seongnam-dong 4,013 KM; 3,937 KF; 11 FM; 45 FF
 * Taehwa-dong 13,634 KM; 13,274 KF; 9 FM; 30 FF
 * Ujeong-dong 13,201 KM; 12,861 KF; 36 FM; 44 FF
 * Yaksa-dong 3,736 KM; 3,390 KF; 4 FM; 4 FF

Key

 * KM: Resident Korean Males
 * KF: Resident Korean Females
 * FM: Resident Foreign Males
 * FF: Resident Foreign Females

Local attractions
Ulsan City centre is generally regarded as Seongnam-dong, in central Jung-gu. Here lies Dongheon, an old complex used by the Japanese as a base of government during the occupation of Korea. Also in Jung-gu are Hyanggyo, the old Confucian Academy, Byeongyeongseong , an old hill fortress of which very little remains today, and an ancient stupa atop the hill known as Hakseong Park. 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.