Tongyeong

Tongyeong 통영시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	통영시
• Hanja	統營市
• Revised Romanization	Tongyeong-si
• McCune-Reischauer	T'ongyŏng-si
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 Emblem of Tongyeong
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 6 myeon, 11 dong
Government
• mayor	Cheon young KI(천영기)
Area
• Total	236.5 km2 (91.3 sq mi)
Population  (November, 2022)
• Total	123,008
• Density	566.9/km2 (1,468/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	+82-55

Tongyeong (Korean: 통영; Korean pronunciation: [tʰoŋ.jʌŋ]) is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.^[1] In 2010, it had an area of 238.81 km² (92.21 sq mi) and 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 City as it is known today. It consists of Goseong Peninsula, Hansan Island, Mireuk Island [ko], Yokji Island [ko] and other islets.^[2] 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.