What is Daegu?
{{Infobox Settlement | name = Daegu | native_name = 대구 | other_name = 大邱 | native_name_lang = ko | official_name = Daegu Metropolitan City | translit_lang1 = &nbsp; | translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul | translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|대구}}광역시 | translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info2 = 大邱廣域市 | translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}} | translit_lang1_info3 = Daegu-gwangyeoksi | translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}} | translit_lang1_info4 = Taegu-kwangyŏksi | settlement_type = [[Direct-controlled municipality#Republic of Korea|Metropolitan City]] |image_seal = Symbol of Daegu.svg | leader_name = Joonpyo, Hong (홍준표) | leader_title = Mayor | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]] | population_blank1_title = Dialect | population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]] | area_total_km2 = 884.15 <!-- AreaRank = 3rd doesn't seem to fit into settlement template --> | population_as_of = 2009 | population_total = 2512604 | population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1IN0502&IDTYPE=3&A_LANG=1&FPUB=3&SELITEM=0|title=행정구역(동읍면)별 인구, 가구 및 주택|author=[[National Statistical Office]]|accessdate=2008-12-31|year=2009}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <!-- population_rank = 4th --> | population_density_km2 = 2842| parts_type = Districts | parts = 7 <!-- Counties = 1 --> | website = [http://english.daegu.go.kr/ daegu.go.kr] {{in lang|en}} | blank_name = Flower | blank_info = [[Magnolia]] | blank1_name = Tree | blank1_info = [[Fir]] | blank2_name = Bird | blank2_info = [[Eagle]] | image_flag = Flag of Daegu.svg | image_blank_emblem