Seo District, Daegu

Seo District (Seo-gu, 서구) is a gu, or district, in western Daegu, South Korea. A major transportation nexus, it is transected by the Gyeongbu, Guma, and Jungang Expressways. It is also connected to the downtown region and to Dalseong County by Daegu Subway Line 2. The Gyeongbu Line railroad also passes through Seo-gu, but no major stations are located there.

Seo
서구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja西區
 • Revised RomanizationSeo-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerSŏ-gu
Flag of Seo
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CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelDaegu
Administrative divisions17 administrative dong
Area
 • Total17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total166,599
 • Density9,619/km2 (24,910/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteSeo District Office
Administrative divisions

Seo-gu stands at the western edge of Daegu's urbanized region. It is bounded by the downtown Jung-gu district to the east, by Dalseo-gu to the south and Buk-gu to the north, and by the largely rural area of Dalseong-gun to the west. Most of the western third of Seo-gu is taken up by the rural Sangjungi-dong precinct.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Seo District is twinned with:[1]

Notable people from Seo District
  • Kim Tae-hyung known by his stage name V, actor, singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, composer and member of one of the most successful boyband and best selling artist ever in South Korea, BTS is native of Seo District, Daegu.

See also
  • Seogu Kids Library

References
  1. "Sister Cities". dgs.go.kr. Seo District, Daegu. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. "Seo District, Daegu, Angeles City: Sister cities". SunStar. Today. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
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