Talk:Daegu
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[edit] Population
The article says 4 largest and bigger then Incheon but article about Icheon says that it has 2,466,338 and Daegu has 2,500,000 which means Daegu must be bigger and therefor number 3 biggest?? Lennart.larsen 07:14, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
- As of the 2000 census, Daegu was larger, although not by very much. However, according to citizenship registration figures (somewhat less reliable than the census), Daegu had a population of 2,539,738 [1] at the end of 2004, while Incheon had 2,610,715 [2]. More tellingly, Daegu's population appears to be dropping slightly, while Incheon is continuing to grow. So until the census results of 2005 are announced, Daegu may technically remain the 3rd-largest city, but there does not seem to be much doubt that it has been surpassed by Incheon. Pity, really... I can't understand how people can survive in Incheon, let alone what might drive them to move there. Anyway, I guess this info should be added to the article. -- Visviva 11:12, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
Someone changed the article and I fixed their attempted change. Clearly, the cities are about the same size, but the official government [website] lists the order as Seoul, Busan, Daegu and then Incheon so that's how I left it.Swegner 08:50, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- But actually the results of the 2005 census have been released by the NSO in Korean (not yet in English by KOSIS)... The results (or rather a summary) can be downloaded in PDF or HWP from here. On page 13, we find that Incheon's 2005 total was 2,531,000; on the other hand, Daegu's population fell slightly to 2,465,000. Sad but true: Daegu is now #4. -- Visviva 14:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Followup: The above link is now broken, but I have added a ref with a stable link to the online NSO database. There doesn't seem to be much doubt; and in fact today I found 2003 statistics that already showed Incheon in the lead; guess it would be overkill to cite that. It is really a pity; I can't imagine how anyone could choose to live in Incheon (or even how what Incheon offers could be called "life"), but there seem to be about 2.5 million people who feel otherwise. -- Visviva 08:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
