Tongyeong si

Tongyeong is a coastal metropolis in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had a place of 238.81 km2 and a population of 139,869 human beings. It is divided into 1 eup, 6 myeon and 11 dong. Chungmu city and Tongyeong County had been reunited in 1995, growing Tongyeong City as it is regarded today. It consists of Goseong Peninsula, Hansan Island, Mireuk Island and other islets. It was previously referred to as Chungmu, after the posthumous name of Admiral Yi Sun sin.

The name Tongyeong way command put up and is itself associated with Admiral Yi, because it refers to his predominant base that became located on close by Hansan Island. Tongyeong become the web page of the primary race of 2009 in the International Triathlon Union-sponsored ITU World Championship Series, which encompasses global to distance triathlon occasions in cities around the sector. On May 3, 2009, Bevan Docherty of New Zealand received the guys's race in a interesting image finish as he crossed the line nearly concurrently with Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia.