Duryu is a ''
dong'' in
Dalseo-gu, western
Daegu
Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea.
It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...
,
South Korea. It is the site of
Duryu Park
Duryu Park, founded in 1965, is a park located in Duryu-dong, Daegu Dalseo-gu, South Korea.
The area of the park is 1,653,965 m². It is equipped with many facilities such as multipurpose playgrounds, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a roller s ...
and
Woobang Tower Land, a popular Daegu
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
. Although legally a single ''dong'', Duryu-dong is divided into three administrative ''dong'': ''Duryu-1
l'', ''-2
'', and ''-3
amdong''. Together, the three administrative ''dong'' cover 2.44 km
2. They were home to 34,280 people as of October 31, 2005.
The region's name comes from Duryu-san, the hill on which Daegu Woobang 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
Daegu Metro Line 2 is the second rapid transit line in the South Korean city of Daegu. It is operated by the Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation.
The line first began running from Munyang to Sawol on 18 October 2005, a distance of . The lin ...
passes through Duryu-dong, as does the
Dalgubeol Expressway Throughout and before recorded history, Daegu has served as a 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 t ...
. A large number of clinics and hospitals are located in the area.
See also
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Subdivisions of South Korea
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
External links
Duryu-1-dong Office in Korean
Duryu-2-dong Office in Korean
Duryu-3-dong Office in Korean
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Dalseo District
Neighbourhoods in South Korea