Daejeon (kor)

Daejeon

Daejeon ranks 662nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montgomery, Alabama, White Plains, New York, and Manila. Memorable people born in Daejeon include Kwon Sang-woo, Uee, and Chen. Daejeon has been the birth place of many actors and singers. Daejeon is located in South Korea.

Daejeon, also spelled as Taiden during Japanese colonial rule, is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in a central lowland valley alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known for its technology and research institutions, and for celebrating its natural environment, with most mountains, hot springs, and rivers freely open for public use. Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes, and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital, Seoul, by KTX or SRT high speed rail. Read more on Wikipedia