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Daejeon
Daejeoncity
Total population
1,440,558
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Daejeon, a major city in Daejeon, South Korea, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 36.350°, 127.385° situate Daejeon in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 1,440,558. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,413 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves458
- Oriental MagpiePica serica Gould, 1845 · Aves406
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves388
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves355
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves320
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves309
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves299
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves275
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2024-06-113 km NW of Puan, South Korea
- M 3.2 — 2022-10-28South Korea
- M 3.5 — 2020-01-2921 km WNW of Mungyeong, South Korea
- M 4.4 — 2015-12-2111 km N of Iksan, South Korea
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Daejeon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Daejeon
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library