Dong-gu consists of a total of 16 dongs, including Yongun-dong, Hyo-dong, and Sannae-dong.

[3] Sikjangsan Mountain (Korean: 식장산) is 596.7m above sea level and has an 11.2 km walking trail.

The city designated Secheon Park, which contains many ruins of Sikjangsan Mountain, as a natural habitat conservation forest.

Its decline began in the 1990s, when the western areas of Daejeon, such as Seo-gu and Yuseong-gu, underwent significant development.

The construction of the Dunsan New Town, along with the relocation of the Daejeon Government Complex and other key government offices, public institutions, businesses, and shops to this area, led to the gradual decline of Dong-gu, which had previously been the city’s original downtown.