Infobox Korean name img Duryu.jpg caption The view of Duryu. hangul hanja rr Duryu dong mr Turyu dong or tong? Duryu is a Administrative divisions of South Korea Dong Neighborhood dong in Dalseo gu , western Daegu , South Korea . It is the site of Duryu Park and Woobang Tower Land , a popular Daegu amusement park . Although legally a single dong , Duryu dong is divided into three administrative dong Duryu 1 il , 2 i , and 3 sam dong . Together, the three administrative dong cover 2.44 km . They are home to 34,280 people as of October 31, 2005 . The region s name comes from Duryu san , the hill on which Daegu Tower is situated. It is a hanja transcription of a dialect term meaning round , referring to the hill s rounded shape. Daegu Subway Line 2 passes through Duryu dong, as does the Dalgubeol Expressway . A large number of clinics and hospitals are located in the area. See also List of Korea related topics Subdivisions of South Korea Geography of South Korea External links http www.dalseo.daegu.kr dong dury1 Duryu 1 dong Office , in Korean http www.dalseo.daegu.kr dong dury2 Duryu 2 dong Office , in Korean http www.dalseo.daegu.kr dong dury3 Duryu 3 dong Office , in Korean Category Daegu ko ... more details
Infobox Korean settlement hangul hanja rr Dalseong gun mr Tals ng kun area km2 427.03 pop 160363 popden km2 375.5 map Dalseong gun DAEGU.PNG mapcaption Map showing the location of Dalseong gun Dalseong gun or Dalseong County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea gun occupying much of south and western Daegu , South Korea . A largely rural district lying along the Nakdong River , it makes up nearly half of Daegu s total area. It is divided in half by a narrow piece of Dalseo gu that reaches west to the river. Like the other local government units in South Korea, Dalseong gun enjoys a moderate degree of local autonomy . The county magistrate and council are elected by the local citizens, although their authority is sharply curtailed. The seat of government is located in Nongong eup . The current magistrate is Lee Jong jin . Dalseong gun enters historical records in 757, as Daegu hyeon , a subsidiary of Suchang gun modern day Suseong gu . Dalseong gun became part of Daegu Metropolitan City in 1995, as part of a general reform of local governments. As the near hinterland of Daegu, Dalseong gun is known as a center of truck farming and tourism. Landmarks of Dalseong gun include Biseulsan and the Naengcheon resort area beneath Paljoryeong . The name Dalseong means Dal Castle, and comes from the earlier name of Daegu, Dalgubeol . Other places sharing this name include Dalseong Park in central Daegu. Administrative divisions Dalseong gun is divided into three eup and six myeon . These are in turn divided into 279 ri and 1470 ban . Dasa eup Hwawon eup Nongong eup Gachang myeon Guji myeon Habin myeon Hyeonpung myeon Okpo myeon Yuga myeon See also Geography of South Korea External links http www.dalseong.daegu.kr Official multilingual website ko icon http www.dalseong.daegu.kr tong3 html chart01 01.htm 2004 Statistical Yearbook Daegu Category Daegu et Dalseong gun ko ja zh ... more details
Throughout and before recorded history, Daegu has served as a wikt nexus nexus of transportation, lying as it does at the junction of the Geumho and Nakdong rivers. During the Joseon Dynasty , the city was the administrative, economic and cultural centre of the entire Gyeongsang region, a role largely taken over now by Busan in South Gyeongsang . Prehistory and Early history main Prehistory of Korea Archaeological investigations in the Greater Daegu area have revealed a large number of settlements and burials of the prehistoric Mumun Pottery Period c. 1500 300 B.C. . In fact, some of the earliest evidence of Mumun settlement in Gyeongsang Province have been unearthed in Daegu at Siji dong and Seobyeon dong YUM 1999a . The Dongcheon dong site is a substantial village of the Middle Mumun c. 850 550 B.C. and contains the remains of many prehistoric pit houses and agricultural fields. Megalithic burials dolmens have also been found in large numbers in Daegu YICP 2002 . During the Proto Three Kingdoms of Korea period, Daegu was the site of a walled town polity known in historical records as Dalgubeol . The first mention of Dalgubeol is dated to 261. Fact date February 2007 We know nothing of its earlier history, and little of what came later, except that it was absorbed into the kingdom of Silla no later than the fifth century. Silla main Silla Silla defeated the other Three Kingdoms of Korea in the late 7th century, with assistance from Tang Dynasty Tang China. Shortly thereafter, the king of Silla considered moving the capital from Gyeongju to Daegu, but was unable to do so. ref move1 We know of this incident through only a single line in the Samguk Sagi , but it is presumed that it indicates the entrenched resistance of the Gyeongju political elites to such a move. ref move2 In the late 1990s archaeologists excavated a large scale fortified Silla site in Dongcheon dong, Buk gu FPCP 2000 . The site at Locality 2 consists of the remains of 39 raised floor buildings encl ... more details
as Dalgubeol . The first mention of Dalgubeol is dated to 261 Citation needed date January 2007 . Nothing is known of the earlier history of Dalgubeol , and little of what came later, except that it was absorbed .... Mountains and parks See also List of parks in Daegu File Dalgubeol Grand Bell in Daegu.jpg thumb right Dalgubeol daejong, a city bell at the Gukchae Bosang Park Palgongsan , Biseulsan , and Apsan ... by people. The former park includes Dalgubeol daejong , , means the Dalgubeol grand bell ... more details
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