Daejeon Metropolitan City

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홈 Member Regional Governments South Korea (ROK) Daejeon Metropolitan City

Kwon Seon-taek

City Emblem

City tree

Pine Tree

City bird

Korean Magpie

City flower

White Magnolia

Failed to defend itself against the Kingdom of Silla, the Baekje Kingdom collapsed (660 AD) and Daejeon was incorporated into the United Silla Kingdom.
In the 500-year reign of the Joseon Kingdom, Daejeon’s reputation grew in another way. It became a ‘Mecca’of the most powerful school of Korean Confucianism called Gihoism.
In 1931, the Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Office was relocated to Daejeon, which provided additional momentum for its development.
January 1989: As the nearby town of Daedeok became part of the city, Daejeon was designated as Jikhalsi (a city directly controlled by the government)
January 1995: Renamed as a metropolitan city.

Daejeon is called ‘Jungdo’, meaning that it is located in the central area of Korea, 167.3㎞ away from the capital city of Seoul, 294㎞ from Busan, and 169㎞ from Gwangju. Moreover, Daejeon is a transportation hub with Gyeonbu and Honam Expressways and roads diverged in all directions.
Excellent Science and Technology Infrastructure and Research Manpower: Daedeok Innopolis (Daedeok Research and Development Special Zone) is composed of 28 state-run research centers as well as 79 private research institutes with as many as 20,000 researchers. They have been developing world-class technologies that led the nations' economic growth for the past 30 years. Daejeon has 18 universities including KAIST, Korea's top-notch Science Educational Institution, ICU (Information and Communications University) etc.


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Geography/Climate	Area: 540㎢ (As of 2019) Position: 36˚10′~ 36˚29′north latitude and 127˚14′~127˚33′east longitude Climate: Average temperature 12.3℃(max. 25.5℃, min. -1.9℃), annual precipitation 1,353.8㎜
Population	Population : 1,469,099 (As of September 30, 2020) Number of households : 649,552
Major events	Incheon-China Day Cultural Festival, Incheon Marine Festival, Incheon Sky Festival, Bupyeong Pungmul Festival, Sorae Inlet Festival
Cultural Heritage	Sintanjin Cherry Blossom Festival, Dongchundang Cultural Festival, Kkumdori Science Festival
Tourist Attractions	EXPO Park, National Science Museum, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Mt. Bomunsan, Mt. Gubongsan, Yuseong Spa, Gyejoksan Evening Glow, Lake Daecheonghosu


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Economy(As of 2019, provisional)	GRDP : ₩ 40,444 billion Per capita GRDP : ₩ 28.3 million
Industry (As of 2019, provisional)	Service industry 78.2%, mining manufacturing industry 16.1%, construction industry 4.7%, agriculture and fishery 0.1% (As of 2019) Specialized industry : Radio communications fusion, MediBio, robot automation, Intellectual Property Service, metal processing