Country South Korea Provincial level Daegu Area 182.4 km² Dialect Gyeongsang dialect | Region Yeongnam Website Dong District Office Population 342,092 (31 Dec 2012) | |
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Dong District (Dong-gu, lit. East District/City) is a gu (district) in northeastern Daegu, South Korea. It has a population of 343,678. The district covers 182.35 km², for about 20% of Daegu's total area.
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Map of Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Dong-gu first emerged as the "eastern district office" (동부출장소) in 1938. It achieved gu status in 1963. In 1998, the administrative divisions were reorganized, and the former 26 dong were reorganized as 20 dong.
Administrative divisions
Education
International schools in Dong-gu include:
Sister cities
References
Dong District, Daegu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA