Duryu
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Duryu is a 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 km². 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.
Dalseo-gu
Dalseo-gu is a district in western Daegu, South Korea. It borders Dalseong-gun on the north, south, and west, and Seo-gu and Nam-gu on the east. It has a population of about 610,000, and an area of 62.27 square kilometers...
, western Daegu
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is the site of Duryu Park
Duryu Park
Duryu Park is a park that is located in Daegu Dalseo-gu, South Korea.The area of park is 1,653,965 ㎡.That is designated a park in 1965.It is equipped with a lot facilities such as multipurpose playground, swimming pool, tennis court, roller skates court,a football field, a baseball field etc....
and Woobang Tower Land, a popular Daegu amusement park
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
. 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 km². 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
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
transcription of a dialect term meaning “round”, referring to the hill's rounded shape.
Daegu Subway Line 2
Daegu Subway Line 2
Daegu Subway Line 2 is the second subway line in the South Korean city of Daegu. It is operated by the Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation.The line first began running from Moonyang to Sawol on October 18, 2005, a distance of 29 km...
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 KoreaGeography of South KoreaSouth Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of border running along the DMZ. South Korea is mostly surrounded by...
External links
- Duryu-1-dong Office, in Korean
- Duryu-2-dong Office, in Korean
- Duryu-3-dong Office, in Korean