Which country or map area contains Daejeon?
Daejeon is shown within South Korea in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- South Korea
- Region name
- Daejeon
- Approximate latitude
- 36.4° north
- Approximate longitude
- 127.4° east
- Country capital
- Seoul
- Country currency
- South Korean won
- World region
- Eastern Asia
Quick answers about Daejeon
What kind of place is Daejeon?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Daejeon on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 36.4° north latitude and 127.4° east longitude.
What is the capital of South Korea?
The country capital is Seoul.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.