Daejeon Geography

The major cities of South Korea are Daejeon, Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, and Gwangju. The Daejeon city is the fifth largest city in South Korea. Daejeon is a popular destination of South Korea. Daejeon Geography points out that the city is geographically located between 127°33'21"and 127°14'54" in the east longitude, and 36°10'50" through 36°29'47" in the north latitude. It lies is in the same latitude as Athens, Lisbon, and San Francisco. Covering an area of 539.83 square kilometers, Daejeon boasts of a population of about 1,438,778 people. The largest division of the city is Yuseong-gu, followed by Dong-gu, Seo-gu, Daedeok-gu and Jung-gu.

The city of Daejeon developed from farms and houses that dotted the hill region and the verdant valleys situated between the four imperial mountains along the three gurgling rivers. The rivers divide the city into five boroughs of Yuseong-gu, Dong-gu, Seo-gu, Daedeok-gu and Jung-gu.

Facts of Daejeon Geography:

• Located in the center of South Korea, Daejeon is 167.3 km from Seoul, km from Busan, and 169 km from Gwangju.
• The city is ideally placed between Yeongnam province and Honam province. It is a significant point of divergence of traffic into two major expressways, the Gyungbu Expressway into the east and the Honam Expressway into the west.
• With the opening of the rapid transit railway in April, 2004, the city has become the center of national traffic literally.
• Nestling amidst our majestic mountains is the city of Daejeon. The mountains surrounding the city are Gyeoryongsan (mountain), Gyejoksan (mountain), Sikjangsan (mountain), and Maninsan (mountain).
• Daejeon has three spectacular rivers flowing nearby. These rivers are called Gapcheon, Yudeungcheon, and Daejeoncheon. The city is fed by these rivers. All the major rivers flow from south to north and merge into the Geumgang, the largest and the most striking river of South Korea.