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Daejeon (Korean: 대전) is a city in South Korea It is in the middle of the southern Korean peninsula. Daejeon means "a grand field".

Its official name is “Daejeon metropolitan city”. The population in Daejeon is around 1,480,000 people. There are 5 districts (Korean: 구, Gu) in the city.

Daejeon started as a small village called Hanbat. Daejeon started to grow into a large city during the Japanese occupation period. Because Geungbu railroad the Honam railroad was opened in 1914. In 1949, Daejeon was no longer a part of Chungcheong province. It became an independent metropolitan city. It has the same role as a province.

Today, the city is important as a local self-governing city in Korea. As the population of the city grew, the first subway station in Daejeon was opened in 2006. The formal president Noh Mu Hyun once planned to move some of the public administration buildings in Seoul to Daejeon.

Daejeon is seen as a city of science and technology. It has Daedeock science research town, National Science Museum. It was built to support scientists and researchers in Daejeon. In 1993, the city held the Daejeon Expo Festival.

Daejeon attractions include the O-world, the Expo Science Park, Hanbat Arboretum, Roots Park, Gyejoksan Hwangtogil , Daecheong, Jangtaesan recreational forest, Mountain pass around Daejeon, Daejeon Culture and Arts Center, Dongchundang, Euneungjeonge Culture Street, Famous people from Daejeon are Park Se Ri, a world famous golfer, and celebrities such as Kwon Sang Woo and Park Hae Mi.

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Kumdori;꿈돌이, or the little alien, mascot of the local 1993 expo.
Walking path along the Gap River
Administrative divisions of Daejeon
People take a foot bath at an outdoor public hot spring in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
Plot of population numbers
Chungnam University Law School Building
KAIST, August 2019
Photograph of KAIST across Gapcheon in Daejeon, South Korea.
Photograph of the Expo Science Park in Daejeon, South Korea. It was taken from across Gapcheon.