Dong | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | Autonomous District |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Dong-gu |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tong-gu |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Yeongnam |
Subdivision Type2: | Provincial level |
Subdivision Name2: | Daegu |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative divisions |
Area Total Km2: | 182.15 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 343096 |
Population Density Km2: | 1884 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Gyeongsang |
Dong District is a gu (district) in northeastern part of Daegu metropolitan city of South Korea. Daegu city itself lies in the southeastern part of Korean Peninsula. It has a population of 343,678.[1] The district covers 182.35 km², for about 20% of Daegu's total area.
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.
International schools in Dong-gu include: