Tongyeong

Tongyeong
통영시
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul통영시
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationTongyeong-si
 • McCune–ReischauerT'ongyŏng-si
A collage of six photographs of Tongyeong landmarks.
Top: Hallyeo National Marine Park; middle left: Hallyeo Waterway Observation Cable Car; middle center: Turtle ship replica; middle right: Dongpirang Village; bottom left: Chungmusa shrineJungang; bottom right Live Fish Market.
Flag of Tongyeong
Official logo of Tongyeong
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionYeongnam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 6 myeon, 11 dong
Government
 • mayorGi Cheon-yeong (천영기)
Area
 • Total
236.5 km2 (91.3 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024[1])
 • Total
118,896
 • Density566.9/km2 (1,468/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code+82-55

Tongyeong (Korean통영; Korean pronunciation: [tʰoŋ.jʌŋ]) is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[2] It has an area of 238.81 km2 (92.21 sq mi) and in 2010, a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (neighborhood). Chungmu city and Tongyeong county were reunited in 1995, creating Tongyeong as it is known today. It consists of Goseong Peninsula, Hansando, Mireuk Island [ko], Yokji Island [ko] and other islets.[3] It was formerly known as Chungmu, after the posthumous name of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The name Tongyeong means "command post" and is itself associated with Admiral Yi, as it refers to his principal base that was located on nearby Hansan Island.

  1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
  2. ^ "Tongyeong". Somewhere Street. Japan. 2013. NHK World. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ 통영시 (統營市) [Tongyeong] (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-07-16. Nate / Britannica

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