A watch type mobile terminal, comprising: a terminal body shaped to be wearable by a user; a display located on the terminal body and configured to display screen information; a sensing unit configured to sense a position of the mobile terminal worn by the user; and a controller configured to: determine whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist, based on the position of the mobile terminal sensed by the sensing unit; cause the display to display a control region for receiving a control command depending on whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist such that the control region is displayed at a different area of the display, wherein: the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the control region at: a first area corresponding to a lower right portion of the display with respect to a virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the left wrist; and a second area corresponding to a lower left portion of the display with respect to the virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the right wrist; and control an operation of the mobile terminal in response to the control command received at the control region via a touch input. a terminal body shaped to be wearable by a user; a display located on the terminal body and configured to display screen information; a sensing unit configured to sense a position of the mobile terminal worn by the user; and a controller configured to: determine whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist, based on the position of the mobile terminal sensed by the sensing unit; cause the display to display a control region for receiving a control command depending on whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist such that the control region is displayed at a different area of the display, wherein: the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the control region at: a first area corresponding to a lower right portion of the display with respect to a virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the left wrist; and a second area corresponding to a lower left portion of the display with respect to the virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the right wrist; and control an operation of the mobile terminal in response to the control command received at the control region via a touch input. determine whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist, based on the position of the mobile terminal sensed by the sensing unit; cause the display to display a control region for receiving a control command depending on whether the terminal body is worn on the user's left wrist or right wrist such that the control region is displayed at a different area of the display, wherein: the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the control region at: a first area corresponding to a lower right portion of the display with respect to a virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the left wrist; and a second area corresponding to a lower left portion of the display with respect to the virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the right wrist; and control an operation of the mobile terminal in response to the control command received at the control region via a touch input. a first area corresponding to a lower right portion of the display with respect to a virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the left wrist; and a second area corresponding to a lower left portion of the display with respect to the virtual central axis of the terminal body when the terminal body is worn on the right wrist; and control an operation of the mobile terminal in response to the control command received at the control region via a touch input.