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Daejeon Metropolitan City () is a Metropolitan City in the center of South Korea . It is the fifth largest city of South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu Railway , Honam Railway , Gyeongbu Highway , and Honam Highway . Within the city limits lies Daedeok Science Town , an area with more than 200 research institutions. HISTORY The Daejeon area was historically known as ''Hanbat'' ( 한밭 ), a native Korean term for "large field", during the Joseon Dynasty . The term "Daejeon" simply means the same thing in Hanja . Historically, Daejeon was a small village without many residents. However, in 1905 , the Gyeongbu Railway began operations from Seoul to Busan , opening a station at Daejeon. Soon after, in 1926 , under rule of the Japanese government, the Honam Railway was built between Daejeon and Mokpo , transforming the latter into a major transportational hub. Because of its geographical location and proximity to means of transportation, Daejeon grew quickly. In 1932 , the capital of Chungnam province moved from Gongju to Daejeon. After numerous changes were made to the city boundaries, among them one that effectively made the nearby town of Daedeok a part of the city in 1983 , Daejeon became a Metropolitan City in 1995 . Today, Daejeon's population growth is the second highest in the country, after Seoul, resulting in a large number of new apartment complex projects and hi-tech industries in Yuseong-gu . GEOGRAPHY Daejeon lies between latitudes N36°10'50" to N36°29'47" and longitudes E127°14'54" to E127°33'21" near the middle of South Korea . It is 167.3 km from Seoul , 294 km from Busan and 169 km from Gwangju . Sejong City , which is planned to be the new administrative capital of South Korea , will also be close by. The city is surrounded by several mountains, and Gyeryongsan National Park straddles the city border to the west. Three streams which eventually join with Geum River , called Gapcheon ( 갑천 ), Yudeungcheon ( 유등천 ), and Daejeoncheon ( 대전천 ), flow through the city from south to north. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS Daejeon is divided into 5 wards (" Gu "):
EDUCATION See Also: Category:Universities and colleges in Daejeon Chungnam National University , a major National University established for the South Chungcheong province, and Pai Chai University , which is one of the oldest private universities in South Korea, is also located within the city. CULTURE The Daejeon Museum Of Art , located in Dunsan Grand Park, is an art museum focused on the convergence of art and technology. Since it was established in 1998 , numerous exhibitions on contemporary art have been held. Other cultural landmarks include the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra , which recently began touring internationally as a cultural symbol of the city. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium was constructed in preparation for the 2002 FIFA World Cup . Several games have been held there, including the South Korea vs. Italy match in the second round. It is also the current home for the K-League football club Daejeon Citizen . Daejeon also has an amateur football club named Daejeon De La Cuba which plays in the Super Sunday Football League . The city is home to LPGA golfers Se Ri Pak and Jang Jeong , as well as the South Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo . Daejeon is also the hometown of former New York Mets left-handed reliever Dae-Sung Koo . TRANSPORTATION Daejeon is a center of transportation, where two major expressways, Gyeongbu Highway and Honam Highway , and two major railways, Gyeongbu Railway and Honam Railway , are joined. Travel time between Daejeon and Seoul using the high-speed railway system, otherwise known as KTX , is about fifty minutes. The nearest airport to Daejeon is Cheongju Airport , about a thirty-minute drive north of Daejeon. Subway CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Daejeon has become the recipient of the country's effort to decentralize certain ministries of the national government. The middle of the city or the new central business district called Dunsan is where the effort has manifested itself. Newer apartment complexes, albeit structurally similar to that of the rest of the city, sprung up around the new government structures being constructed concurrently in just a few short years starting from the mid-1990s. Newer municipal buildings including the city's courts and the province's main parliamentary building soon followed. The result is a several square mile neighbourhood full of restaurants, standard Korean western-type bars and coffee shops. The area is a place for the workers of the new Daejeon to live close to their offices, most able to walk to work, and dine and shop in a new urban environment. SISTER CITIES
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