Daegu Hotels

Daegu also spelled Taegu, and officially called the Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon And the third largest metropolitan area after those of Seoul (include Incheon) and Busan. The city is often considered to be the third city of South Korea. The location of the city is Korea's south-east near the Nakdong River and the Geumho River of the Gyeongsang (Yeongnam) region. The Daegu basin where the city is in, is the middle part and the rare plain of the Gyeongsang region. It makes the city the center of business and culture of that region. These days, Daegu forms its metropolitan area with Gyeongsangbuk-do (province), which surrounds the city. The city is also the capital of that province, although it is not legally part of that province. As with South Korea's other metropolitan cities, Daegu's government reports directly to the national government. Throughout and before recorded history, Daegu has served as a nexus of transportation, lying as it does at the junction of the Geumho and Nakdong rivers. During the Joseon Dynasty, the city was the administrative, economic and cultural centre of the entire Gyeongsang region.