Daejon

Daejeon 대전광역시
Metropolitan City
Daejeon Metropolitan City
transcription(s)
• Hangul
• Hanja
• Revised Romanization	Daejeon-gwangyeoksi
• McCune-Reischauer	Taejŏn-kwangyŏksi
Top:Panorama view of Expo Gwahakgongwon Park and downtown Dunsandong area, Middle left:Hanbit Tower in Daejeon Expo Science Park, Middle right:Daejeon Government Complex area in Jung-gu, Bottom:Expo Dari Bridge
Flag Symbol of Daejeon
Map of South Korea with Daejeon highlighted
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Districts	5
Government
• Mayor	Kwon Seon-taek (권선택)
Area
• Total	539.85 km2 (208.44 sq mi)
Population (October, 2014)
• Total	1,535,028
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong
ISO 3166 code	KR-30
Flower	White magnolia
Tree	Pine
Bird	Korean magpie
GDP	US$ 39.6 billion
GDP per capita	US$ 25,976
Website	Daejeon Metropolitan Government Daejeon Metropolitan Council

Daejeon (Korean: [tɛ̝.dʑʌn]) is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis. Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. Located in the central region of South Korea, Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation and is at the crossroads of major transport routes. The capital Seoul is about 50 minutes away by high-speed train.

Daejeon is one of South Korea's administration hubs with the Daejeon Government Complex (Other administrative hubs: Seoul, Gwacheon and Sejong). The Korean administration in the 1980s decided to relocate some of its functions from Seoul, the national capital, to other cities. Currently, 12 national government offices, including Korea Customs Service, Small and Medium Business Administration, Public Procurement Service, National Statistical Office, Military Manpower Administration, Korea Forest Service, Cultural Heritage Administration, and Korean Intellectual Property Office, as well as Patent Court of Korea, are located in Daejeon. Korea Railroad Corporation, Korea Water Resources Corporation, and Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation are also headquartered in the city.

Daejeon has 18 universities, including Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Hanbat National University, Hannam University, and Korea University of Science and Technology. Daejeon has earned its name as "Asia's Silicon Valley" and "high technology city". The city hosted the Taejon Expo '93 and the International Mathematical Olympiads in 2000. Several important research institutes are based in the city.