Seo District () is a ''gu'', or district, in western

Daegu Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...

, South Korea. A major transportation nexus, it is transected by the

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, Guma, and Jungang Expressways. It is also connected to the downtown region and to Dalseong County by

Daegu Subway Line 2 Daegu Metro Line 2 is the second rapid transit line in the South Korean city of Daegu. It is operated by the Daegu Transit Corporation. The line first began running from Munyang to Sawol on 18 October 2005, a distance of . The line had been sc ...

. The

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railroad also passes through Seo-gu, but no major stations are located there. Seo-gu stands at the western edge of Daegu's urbanized region. It is bounded by the downtown

Jung District Jung District (), meaning "Central District", is the name of a ''gu'' (district) in several South Korean cities: *Jung District, Busan *Jung District, Daegu *Jung District, Daejeon *Jung District, Incheon *Jung District, Seoul *Jung District, Ulsan ...

to the east, by

Dalseo District Dalseo District () is a district in western Daegu, South Korea. It borders Dalseong County on the north, south, and west, and Seo District, Daegu, Seo-gu and Nam District, Daegu, Nam District on the east. It has a population of about 520,000, an ...

to the south and

Buk District Buk District (), or "Northern District", is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities: * Buk District, Busan * Buk District, Daegu * Buk District, Gwangju * Buk District, Pohang * Buk District, Ulsan Buk District () is a '' gu'', or di ...

to the north, and by the largely rural area of

Dalseong County Dalseong County (Dalseong-gun) is a ''gun'' occupying much of south and western Daegu, South Korea. A largely rural district lying along the Nakdong River, it makes up nearly half of Daegu's total area. It is divided in half by a narrow piece o ...

to the west. Most of the western third of Seo-gu is taken up by the rural Sangjungi-dong precinct.

Twin towns – sister cities

Seo District is twinned with: *

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, Philippines * Hexi (Tianjin), China * Keqiao (Shaoxing), China

Notable people from Seo District

Kim Tae-hyung Kim Tae-hyung () may refer to: * Kim Tae-hyoung (born 1967), South Korean baseball player * Kim Tae-hyeong (born 1988), Korean name of musician Paul Kim * Kim Tae-hyung (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean footballer * Kim Tae-hyung (born 1992 ...

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,

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is native of Seo District, Daegu.

References

External links

Official site
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Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people from Seo District

See also

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