Daejeon 대전 大田 | |
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Metropolitan Ceety | |
Daejeon Metropolitan Ceety | |
transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 대전광역시 |
• Hanja | 大田廣域市 |
• Revised Romanization | Daejeon-gwangyeoksi |
• McCune-Reischauer | Taejŏn-kwangyŏksi |
![]() Tap:Panorama view o Expo Gwahakgongwon Pairk an Dunsandong ceety centre aurie, Middle left:Hanbit Touer in Daejeon Expo Science Park, Middle richt:Daejeon Government Complex aurie in Jung-gu, Bottom:Expo Dari Brig | |
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Region | Hoseo |
Destricts | 5 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Yeom Hong-chul |
Area | |
• Total | 539.85 km2 (208.44 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,537,324 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Flower | White magnolia |
Tree | Pine |
Bird | Korean magpie |
Website | Daejeon Metro City (in Inglis) |
Daejeon (Korean: [tɛdʑʌn] ( listen)) is Sooth Korea's fift lairgest metropolis an the provincial caipital o Chungcheongnam-do. Daejeon haed a population o ower 1.5 million in 2010.[1]
It is at the crossroads o Gyeongbu railwey, Honam railwey, Gyeongbu Expresswey, an Honam Expressway. Athin the ceety limits lees Daedeok Science Town, an aurie wi mair nor 200 research institutions.