Daejeon Metropolitan City
- NationRepublic of Korea
- Government NameDaejeon Metropolitan City
- GovernorLee Jang-woo
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![]() White Magnolia |
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History
- 1914 : Daejeon County is established.
- 1949 : Elevated to a city.
- 1989 : Elevated to Directly Governed City status, making nearby Daedeok County a part of the city.
- 1995 : Renamed Daejeon Metropolitan City.
Regional Characteristics
- Daejeon is called ‘Jungdo,’ meaning it is located in the central region of the Korean peninsula. It serves as a hub of transportation as it is a gateway to Youngnam and Honam. Moreover, the Gyeongbu and Honam expressways and national highways diverge in all directions from Daejeon.
- It is a core city for research and development, securing source technology and the best brains of the Daedeok Science Complex, which is the cradle of South Korea’s high-tech science.
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- Contact:International Cooperation Division
- Address:100 Dunsan-ro Seo-gu Daejeon35242, Republic of Korea
- Tel.:+82-42-270-3364
- Fax.:+82-42-270-3449
- Official Website : http://www.daejeon.go.kr