Daejeon

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Coordinates: 36 ° 21 '  N , 127 ° 25'  E

Big city of Daejeon
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Hangul : 대전 광역시
Hanja : 大田 廣域 市
Revised Romanization : Daejeon Gwangyeoksi
McCune-Reischauer : Taejŏn Kwangyŏksi
Basic data
Surface: 539.97 km²
Residents: 1,539,154
Population density : 2,850 inhabitants per km²
Structure : 5 districts ( Gu )
Postal code : 300-010-306-830
Administrative headquarters : Daejeon
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Daejeon satellite image
Central Government Complex in Daejeon
The Expo Bridge at night
The maglev train between Daejeon Expo Park and the National Science Museum in Daejeon

Daejeon ( Daejeon ? / I [ tɛːˈtɕʌn ]) is a large city in central South Korea . Audio file / audio sample

geography

Daejeon is the fifth largest city in South Korea with 1,539,154 inhabitants. It lies between the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do and is the capital of Chungcheongnam-do (shortened to: Chungnam), although it is politically an independent entity.

The city is completely enclosed by wooded hills; Daejeon can be hiked on well-developed paths. The Yuseong District is located in the northwest of Daejeon and is known for its hot springs. The main campus of Chungnam National University is also located here .

history

Until the end of Greater Korea (1910) Daejeon was a small village.

Korea was part of the Japanese Empire between 1910 and 1945 . Since Japanese was the official language at that time, the city name 大田 Japanese Taiden was read.

The city developed after it was connected to the railroad in 1914.

On September 14, 1948, a serious railway accident occurred 15 miles north of Daejeon : A passenger train ran into another train. 40 people died and 60 were also injured. Most of the dead were US soldiers.

During the Korean War , Daejeon was temporarily the capital of South Korea. Around 70% of the city was completely destroyed as a result.

In July 1950 the Battle of Daejeon took place.

Daejeon grew after the Korean War as a center of textile, mechanical engineering and chemical industries. In 1993 the world exhibition took place in Daejeon. The EXPO bridge was built for the occasion. For the soccer World Cup 2002 three games took place in the newly built Daejeon World Cup Stadium .

traffic

Today the city is an important railway junction. The state railway company KORAIL is headquartered in Daejeon.

A subway line has been in operation in Daejeon since 2007 .

education

Daejeon is home to Chungnam National University , the Korea Aerospace Research Institute , South Korea's space agency, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) , South Korea's leading engineering college.

Townships

  • Dong-gu ( 동구 , 東區 )
  • Seo-gu ( 서구 , 西區 )
  • Jung-gu ( 중구 , 中 區 )
  • Yuseong-gu ( 유성구 , 儒 城區 )
  • Daedeok-gu ( 대덕구 , 大 徳 區 )

Personalities

Town twinning

Climate table

Daejeon
Climate diagram
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36
 
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87
 
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97
 
24
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174
 
27
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292
 
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297
 
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142
 
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57
 
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: KMA, data: 1971–2000
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Daejeon
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 3.3 5.7 11.5 19.1 23.8 27.4 29.7 30.2 25.9 20.4 12.7 6.1 O 18th
Min. Temperature (° C) −6.3 −4.5 0.2 6.3 11.7 17.2 21.8 21.8 15.8 8.3 1.9 −3.9 O 7.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 29.5 36.4 60.5 87.2 97.0 174.3 292.2 296.5 141.5 56.9 51.7 30.1 Σ 1,353.8
Rainy days ( d ) 9.1 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.6 10.6 15.6 14.0 8.4 6.8 9.2 9.2 Σ 116.8
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3.3
−6.3
5.7
−4.5
11.5
0.2
19.1
6.3
23.8
11.7
27.4
17.2
29.7
21.8
30.2
21.8
25.9
15.8
20.4
8.3
12.7
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−3.9
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36.4
60.5
87.2
97.0
174.3
292.2
296.5
141.5
56.9
51.7
30.1
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: KMA, data: 1971–2000

Web links

Commons : 대전 광역시  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 124.
  2. ↑ KMA: Climate Information Daejeon. World Meteorological Organization, accessed July 17, 2012 .