26 Facts About Daegu

Subsequently, Daegu came under the control of the Silla Kingdom, which unified the Korean Peninsula.

Daegu was an economic motor of Korea during the 1960s–1980s period and was especially known for its electronics industry.

The humid subtropical climate of Daegu is ideal for producing high-quality apples, thus the nickname, "Apple City".

Daegu was the host city of the 22nd World Energy Congress, the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the 2003 Summer Universiade.

Archaeological investigations in the Greater Daegu area have revealed a large number of settlements and burials of the prehistoric Mumun Pottery Period .

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Ancient historical texts indicate that during the Proto–Three Kingdoms period, Daegu was the site of a chiefdom or walled-town polity known from that time, according to historical records, as Dalgubeol.

In 927, northern Daegu was the site of the Battle of Gong Mountain between the forces of Goryeo under Wang Geon and those of Hubaekje under Gyeon Hwon.

Daegu served as an important transportation center during the Joseon Dynasty.

Daegu's stands in the mid part of the Great Yeongnam Road which ran between Seoul and Busan.

In 1601, Daegu became the administrative capital of the Gyeongsang-do, which is current Daegu, Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do.

In 1895, Daegu became the site of one of the country's first modern post offices, as a part of the 'Gab-o' reforms introduced in the aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese war.

In November 1948, a unit in Daegu joined the mutiny which had begun in Yeosu the previous month.

Daegu sat inside the Pusan Perimeter so it remained in South Korean hands throughout the war.

Daegu champions conservative political ideas and movements today and is a political base for the Saenuri Party.

Today, Daegu is the third-largest metropolitan area in Korea with respect to both population and commerce.

In February 2020, Daegu was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Daegu is a stronghold for the party and has produced two Presidents of the Republic of Korea thus far: Roh Tae-woo and Park Geun-hye.

Daegu has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate .

Additionally, Daegu was considered the third major economic city in Korea, after Seoul and Busan.

Daegu Tower, called Woobang Tower or Duryu Tower, is the tallest contemporary structure and a symbol of the city.

Dongseongno is the downtown of Daegu lying from the Daegu Station to Jung-ang pachulso near the Banwoldang subway station in the center of the city Jung-gu.

Daegu competed with cities such as Moscow, Russia, and Brisbane, Australia, to earn the votes of the IAAF Council.

Daegu is largely a homogeneous community that includes few non-Koreans.

Recently Chinese students have begun studying Korean at universities in Daegu, and there is an increasing number of graduate and post-graduate students from other Asian countries.

Daegu has two of the most prestigious private universities outside Seoul, Yeungnam University(YU)and Keimyung University.

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Daegu serves as the setting for Season 1, Episode 6 of the HBO horror drama Lovecraft Country .