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Gyeonggi
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Jongno

Jongno is in , and constitutes the northern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jung, the southern half. As the soul of Seoul, Jongno is home to a plethora of beautiful Joseon Dynasty palaces, shrines, temples, parks, historic neighborhoods, and other traditional sights.
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  • Type: Borough with 139,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Also known as: “Jongno District”, “Jongno-gu”, and “Jongro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Changdeokgung and Cheong Wa Dae.

is a former royal palace in , South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces.

Park
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, also known as the Blue House, is a public park that was the former and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in 's Jongno District, directly behind Gyeongbokgung Palace, it served as the center of presidential administration and state receptions from 1948 until 2022.

City gate
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Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace , in Jongno District, , South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jung and Insa-dong.

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is in , constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno. is busier than its tranquil neighbor, with hundreds of offices buildings and endless streets of frantic shopping, but scattered among the hustle and bustle are more historic gems.

Quarter
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is a dong, or neighborhood, in Jongno District, , South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district, with modern galleries and tea shops.

Locality
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Gyeonghuigung is a palace located in , . It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.

Jongno

Latitude
37.5807° or 37° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
126.9828° or 126° 58′ 58″ east
Population
139,000
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HXJM+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415153766
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
1845581
Wiki­data ID
Q36929
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Jongno” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي جونغنو”
  • Armenian: “Ջոնգոգու”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çonno rayonu”
  • Catalan: “Jongno-gu”
  • Cebuano: “Jongno-gu”
  • Chinese: “Jongno Khu”
  • Chinese: “钟路区”
  • Chinese: “鍾路區”
  • Chinese: “鐘路區”
  • Czech: “Čongno-gu”
  • Czech: “Čtvrť Čongno”
  • Danish: “Jongno-gu”
  • Dutch: “Jongno-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Conlo-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Conlo”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉonno-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Jongno-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Jongno”
  • Estonian: “Jongno linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Jongno ringkond”
  • French: “Jongno-gu”
  • French: “Jongno”
  • German: “Jongno-gu”
  • Greek: “Περιφέρεια Τζόνγκνο”
  • Greek: “Τζόνγκνο-γκου”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ונגנו”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ג’ונגנו”
  • Hungarian: “Csongno-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Jongno”
  • Indonesian: “Jongno-gu”
  • Interlingue: “Districte Jongno”
  • Interlingue: “Jongno-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Jongno”
  • Italian: “Jongno-gu”
  • Japanese: “チョンノ区/ジョンノ区”
  • Japanese: “鍾路区”
  • Japanese: “鐘路区”
  • Korean: “서울 종로”
  • Korean: “서울 종로구”
  • Korean: “서울시 종로구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 종로구”
  • Korean: “종로구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Jongno”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jongno Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jongno (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jongno”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jongno-gu”
  • Norwegian: “Jongno-gu”
  • Persian: “منطقه جونگنو”
  • Persian: “ناحیه جونگنو”
  • Portuguese: “Jongno-gu”
  • Romanian: “Districtul Jongno”
  • Russian: “Чонногу/Джонногу”
  • Russian: “Чонногу”
  • Scots: “Jongno-gu”
  • Slovenian: “Džongno”
  • Spanish: “Jongno-gu”
  • Swedish: “Jongno-gu”
  • Thai: “เขตชงโน”
  • Turkish: “Jongno”
  • Urdu: “جونگنو ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Jongno-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “鐘路區”

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