Tongyeong

South Korea · Gyeongsangnam-do

Tongyeong is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. 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, Yokji Island and other islets. It was formerly known as Chungmu, after the posthumous name of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+9 · 15 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Gyeongsangnam-do

Main language

Korean

On the map

34.85° N, 128.43° E

Near Tongyeong

• Busan · 68 km away
• Daegu · 111 km away
• Gyeongju · 131 km away
• Jeonju · 161 km away
• Fukuoka · 229 km away
• Jeju · 231 km away

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Where to stay

Hotel Bon

10/10 · 5 reviews

Tongyeong Olga Resort

10/10 · 1 reviews

Tongyeong The Sea and The Poet Pension

10/10

By The Sea Pension

10/10

Glory Blue Hill

9.9/10 · 9 reviews

Dream Pension

9.8/10 · 12 reviews

Tongyeong Episode Guesthouse

9.7/10 · 59 reviews

Kangguan Guesthouse

9.7/10 · 9 reviews

Dongpirang Purple House 2

9.7/10 · 1 reviews

Laon on 37

9.6/10 · 53 reviews