Daegu

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Daegu is the 4th largest city in South Korea, and is officially called Daegu Metropolitan City. The city is located in North Gyeongsang province and the capital of the province. Its geographical location is .

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Historical documents show that as early as 261 the city was recognized as Dalbeol, and the city was given its current name in 757. In 1601, Daegu became the administrative capital of the former Gyeongsang province, and the city has been the capital of North Gyeongsang province since that province's formation in 1896. It's the capital of the province today. In the 1980s, Daegu became a separately administered provincial-level Directly Governed City (Jikhalsi), and was redesignated as a Metropolitan City (Gwangyeoksi) in 1995.

South Korea: South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: ????, Daehan Minguk ;), is a country located in East Asia, in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is commonly called Hanguk (Han Nation) or Namhan (South Han) by South Koreans and Namjos?n (South Chos?n) by North Korea....

North Gyeongsang: redirect Gyeongsangbuk-do...

Gyeongsang: Gyeongsang (Gyeongsang-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Gyeongsang was located in the southeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Daegu....