Jungnang-gu sits on a triangular piece of land formed by the three mountains known as Mangu, Bonghwa, and Yongma, where a variety of historical artifacts da ting back to the Paleolithic and Bronze age have been discovered. Judging from these artifacts, it is estimat ed that human habitation at Jungnang began about 3 0,000 B.C., or during the latter part of the Paleolithic age.
Until 1949, Jungnang was part of Gyeonggi province. Subsequently, the district was Incorporated into Seoul Metropolitan City through the redrawing of the municipal boundaries, first in 1949, and again in 1963. It obtained status as an independent district on January 1, 1988, when it split off from the Dongdaemun-gu . This was done as part of a government initiative to separate areas with large populations into five new districts (Jungnang, Nowon, Seocho, Yangcheon, and Songpa ). |
