Daegu

Daegu 대구 大邱
Metropolitan City
Daegu Metropolitan City
transcription(s)
• Hangul	대구광역시
• Hanja	大邱廣域市
• Revised Romanization	Daegu-gwangyeoksi
• McCune-Reischauer	Taegu-kwangyŏksi
Clockwise from top: Cityscape of Daegu, Seomun Market, Daegu City Hall, Kyungpook National University, and Donghwasa Temple
Flag Seal
Map of South Korea with Daegu highlighted
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Districts	7
Government
• Mayor	Joonpyo, Hong (홍준표)
Area
• Total	884.15 km2 (341.37 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	2,512,604
• Density	2,842/km2 (7,360/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Flower	Magnolia
Tree	Fir
Bird	Eagle
Website	daegu.go.kr (in English)

Daegu (대구, also spelled Taegu, officially called Daegu Metropolitan City) is a city in South Korea. It is between Seoul and Busan, but is closer to Busan. Daegu is the fourth largest city in South Korea. About 2.4 million people live in Daegu. Of South Korea's 16 cities and provinces, Daegu is the poorest in terms of GDP per capita 2010 at $18,887 according to the IMF. However, Suseong district , is one of the wealthiest districts in the nation. It is also renowned for ultracompetitive and mostly gender-segregated public high schools, following closely the School District Eight in Gangnam and Seocho with their performance. Therefore, the wealth disparity within the city is wider than many other cities in Korea. For example, even though Daegu has the lowest GDP per capita, Daegu has the third largest percentage of residents who has the net asset higher than 1 Billion KRW, following Seoul and Busan and followed by Gyeonggi Province. Suseong district topped all other districts in metropolitan areas, minus Seoul.^[2]

Daegu residents are also regarded by all other South Koreans as the widely ultraconservative.

1. ↑ National Statistical Office (2009). "행정구역(동읍면)별 인구, 가구 및 주택". Retrieved 2008-12-31.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "대구, 금융자산 10억 이상 12200명·". 대구신문 (in Korean). 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-21.