Daejeon

Daejeon
대전
Daejeon Metropolitan City
대전광역시
  transcription(s)
 • Hangul대전광역시
 • Hanja大田廣域市
 • Revised RomanizationDaejeon-gwangyeoksi
 • McCune-ReischauerTaejŏn-kwangyŏksi
view of Daejeon from Bomunsan Mountain
Daejeoncheon (stream)
Government Complex in Daejeon
pond and building at Uam Historic Park
West Square entrance to Dajeon Station
Clockwise from top: view of Daejeon from Bomunsan Mountain; Daejeoncheon; Government Complex Daejeon; Uam Historic Park; and Daejeon Station
Flag of Daejeon
Official logo of Daejeon
Map
Daejeon is located in South Korea
Daejeon
Daejeon
Coordinates: 36°21′00″N 127°23′06″E / 36.350°N 127.385°E / 36.350; 127.385
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHoseo
Districts5
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorLee Jang-woo (People Power)
 • BodyDaejeon Metropolitan Council
Area
 • Total539.85 km2 (208.44 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2022)
 • Total1,469,543
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Chungcheong
GDP
 • TotalKR₩ 50 trillion
US$ 40 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 codeKR-30
FlowerWhite magnolia
TreePine
BirdKorean magpie
Websitedaejeon.go.kr

Daejeon (Korean: [tɛdzʌn] ) is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019.[2] Located in a central lowland valley alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known for its technology and research institutions, and for celebrating its natural environment, with most mountains, hot springs, and rivers freely open for public use.[3][4] Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes, and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital, Seoul, by KTX or SRT high speed rail.[5]

Daejeon (along with Seoul, Gwacheon and Sejong City) is one of South Korea's administration hubs. The city is home to 23 universities and colleges, including Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Chungnam National University, as well as government research institutes, and research and development centers for many chaebols such as Samsung, LG, mostly located in the city's Daedeok Science Town.[6][7]

Occupied by humans since the Stone Age, Daejeon was historically a collection of small riverside villages.[8] Though the area had varying degrees of strategic importance depending on the period in history, it was largely undeveloped until its use as a rail hub from the early 1900s, during the period of Japanese occupation.[9] From the 1980s, multiple national administrative functions were moved from Seoul to Daejeon, most of which are now located in the Daejeon Government Complex, resulting in another population increase.[10] The city was a sub host for the 1986 Asian Games,hosted the Expo 1993, the International Mathematical Olympiads in 2000 and will be the 2027 FISU Summer World University Games main host city, and was elevated to the status of Metropolitan City in 2005.[11][12]

Daejeon is situated in a lowland valley with three major rivers, all of them eventually flowing into the Yellow Sea by way of the Geum river. The city is surrounded by several small mountains, and is located approximately 170 km (105.6 mi) south of Seoul and 290 km (180 mi) north of Busan, and 70 km (43 mi) east of the Yellow Sea.[13] Daejeon experiences a monsoon-influenced, four-season climate with wet, hot summers and drier, cold winters.[citation needed]

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