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.
Dong-gu first emerges 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''.
