Daedo

Daedo
Special City
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Nickname(s):  City of the East, Dragon City, The City
Motto(s):  고요한 아침의 수도 ("Capital of the Morning Calm.")
Country	Zhenia
Special City	Daedo Special District (coterminous)
Subdivisions	Districts Jung-gu Zhongwu-gu Munmu-gu Dongo-gu Shinsa-gu
Daedo founded	c. 68 AD
District Division	Capital District
Government
• Type	Daedo Metropolitan Assembly
• Elected body	Daedo Metropolitan Assembly
• Mayor	Seungjun Jin (N)
• Senator	5 senators
Area
• Special City	6,719.5 km2 (2,594.4 sq mi)
• Land	6,001.3 km2 (2,317.1 sq mi)
• Water	718.2 km2 (277.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation	442.3 m (1,451.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	−0.7 m (−2.3 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Density	3,217.1/km2 (8,332/sq mi)
• Metro	21,617,281
Demonym	Daedoite/Easterner
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Zhenia Eastern Standard Zone (ZEST))
ZIP Code	00001-00100
Zhenia Federal Area Code	02
City Flower	Zhenian Peony
Website	www.Daedocity.zhen.gov

Daedo (Classic Zhenian: 大都, Modern Zhenian: ‘’’대도’’’, meaning 'Great Capital' in Zhenian), formally Daedo Special City (Classic Zhenian: 大都特別市, Modern Zhenian: 대도특별시), is the capital and most populous city of the Greater Eastern Union of Zhenia. As the only city in the nation administratively designated as a special city, it is governed by the Daedo Metropolitan Government. It faces the Gulf of Danguk to the west and is surrounded by Chungmu Province, while the Danbon River, before emptying into the Gulf of Zhen, passes right through it. Subdivided into 17 districts, it is home to over 21.6 million residents, making it - with parts of the adjacent Chungmu Province - the single largest metropolitan area in the nation.

With historical records detailing its existence dating its origins back to 68 AD, Daedo became the capital of the Jin dynasty in 981, after the royal house relocated from Junggyeong. Although it was burned to the ground by the Kharlin Empire and later faced decline upon the establishment of the Shindan dynasty, Emperor Seongjo declared the city the new capital of the Empire, initiating its age of resurgence. Daedo eventually grew to be the heart of the Greater Eastern Union, rising to be a primary commercial and financial hub in the Asia-Pacific region. The Zhenian reconstruction effort after the Second World War also helped, as Daedo became the core and symbol of Zhenian resurrection - it hosted the 1988 Daedo Olympics as well as some of the games during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Zhenia.

Geography

Climate

Daedo, Zhenia
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     21     1 −3     31     4 −2     49     11 3     82     18 13     123     23 18     201     27 22     401     29 23     378     28 23     167     26 18     57     20 10     34     11 3     39     5 −3 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.8     34 26     1.2     39 28     1.9     52 37     3.2     64 56     4.8     74 65     7.9     80 72     16     83 74     15     83 74     6.6     78 64     2.2     68 50     1.3     51 38     1.5     40 27 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Daedo's climate has a Koppen classification of Cw, indicating a high concentration of yearly precipitation in the summer seasons and generally dry winters, with the regional climate under considerable influence from seasonal winds to the north and south. While spring and fall seasons tend to see lower precipitation, a vast majority of the city's precipitation is focused on June, July and August.

Transport

Main article: Transportation in Daedo

As both the nation's capital and largest city, transportation in Daedo has been developed with its role as the central node of not only the Capital Metropolitan Area but also the entirety of the Danguk Peninsula and ultimately Zhenia in mind. As a result, it has some of the most developed transportation networks in the nation via road, rail, air and ultimately shipping. Its public transportation system, particularly its rapid transit network, is one of the largest in the world.

Rapid Transit

Rail

The Daedo Metro, often stylized as MTX,

Air

The city is served by two airports - Daedo Capital International Airport, which is the primary international and domestic hub of the city, and Jinpo International Airport, the former international hub of the city before Daedo Capital International Airport and currently the city's secondary hub. Daedo Capital International Airport, primarily serving international and cargo air traffic, opened in 1997, was built upon reclaimed land in the southwestern coastal region of the city to replace Jinpo International Airport as the city's international hub, although Jinpo Airport still offers a mix of domestic flights and some international flights as well as private charter flights. Both airports are connected to city center via the Daedo Airport Railway and the MTX.

Intercity Rail

Apart from regional rapid transit services, Daedo is served by an array of intercity trains linking the city to various points across the nation. There are four ZNX stations within city limits - Daedo Central Station, Daedo South Station, Daedo North Station and Shin Daedo Station, all four of which are directly linked to one another by ZNX shuttles and MTX services. Other trains, such as the Shinjin Express and the Trans Danguk Railway, directly pass through the city.