Daejeon

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]

Daejeon 대전 大田
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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Kintra	Sooth Korea
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)

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.

Sister ceeties

• Oda, Japan, syne 1987
• Seattle, Unitit States, syne 1989
• Budapest, Hungary, syne 1994
• Nanjing, Cheenae, syne 1994
• Calgary, Canadae, syne 1996
• Guadalajara, Mexico, syne 1997
• Uppsala, Swaden, syne 1999
• Novosibirsk, Roushie, since 2001
• Brisbane, Australie, syne 2002
• Binh Duong, Vietnam, syne 2005
• Sapporo, Japan, syne 2010