Duryu-dong

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Duryu-dong
The view of Duryu.
Korean name
Hangul	두류동
Hanja	頭流洞
Revised Romanization	Duryu-dong
McCune–Reischauer	Turyu-dong

Daegu Woobang Tower blossoms

Duryu is a dong in Dalseo-gu, western Daegu, South Korea. It is the site of Duryu Park and , a popular Daegu amusement park. Although legally a single dong, Duryu-dong is divided into three administrative dong: Duryu-1[il]-, -2[i]-, and -3[sam]-dong. Together, the three administrative dong cover 2.44 km². They were home to 34,280 people as of October 31, 2005.

The region's name comes from Duryu-san, the hill on which Daegu Woobang Tower is situated. It is a hanja transcription of a dialect term meaning “round”, referring to the hill's rounded shape.

Daegu Subway Line 2 passes through Duryu-dong, as does the . A large number of clinics and hospitals are located in the area.

See also[]

• Subdivisions of South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

External links[]

• Duryu-1-dong Office, in Korean
• Duryu-2-dong Office, in Korean
• Duryu-3-dong Office, in Korean