Daegu
Daegu, formerly romanized as Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is South Korea's fourth largest city, and the third largest metropolitan area in the nation, with over 2.5 million residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Songgwangmae Memorial Hall and Donghwasa.
Songgwangmae Memorial Hall
Museum
Songgwangmae Memorial Museum is a museum located in Dong district, Daegu, South Korea. The museum's collection is mainly artifacts connected with traditional arts and industry in Korea.
Donghwasa
Buddhist temple
Photo: martinroell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donghwasa, also Donghwa Temple, is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Dong District, Daegu, South Korea. The temple is located on the south side of the mountain Palgongsan in the north of the city. Donghwasa is situated 6 km northeast of Daegu.
Daegu
- Also known as: “Daegu-gwangyeoksi”, “Daegu-si”, “Jōhoku-men”, “Jujō-men”, “Sŏngbung-myŏn”, “Susŏng-myŏn”, “Taegu”, “Taegu-bu”, “Taegu-chikhalsi”, “Taegu-jik’alsi”, “Taegu-jikhalsi”, “Taegu-si”, “Taikyū-fu”, “Talsŏ-myŏn”, and “Tatsusei-men”
- Location: South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.9667° or 35° 58′ northLongitude
128.65° or 128° 39′ eastPopulation
2,370,000Elevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
8Q7CXJ8X+MXGeoNames ID
1835327
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In Other Languages
“Daegu” goes by many names.
- Korean: “Taegu-gwangyŏksi”
- Korean: “대구”
- Korean: “대구광역시”
- Korean: “대구시”
- Korean: “大邱”
- Korean: “大邱廣域市”
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