Yeosu
Sign in to saveYeosu, formerly romanized as Yosu, is a coastal city located on the southern shore of South Korea. With a population of 268,823, Yeosu is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon City and Yeocheon County were merged and the current city, Yeosu, was formed.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yeosu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal city
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Yeosu-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Yŏsu-si
- Settlement.image_map
- South Jeolla-Yeosu.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Honam
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Jeolla
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 503.33
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 268,823
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Neolithic period
- Proto Three Kingdoms Period
- Three Kingdoms Period
- Unified Silla Period
- Goryeo dynasty
- Joseon dynasty
- Recent history
- Yeosu Rebellion
- Post-rebellion development
- Characteristics
- Attractions
- Local specialities
- Climate
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Yeosu, formerly romanized as Yosu, is a coastal city located on the southern shore of South Korea. With a population of 268,823, Yeosu is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon City and Yeocheon County were merged and the current city, Yeosu, was formed.
== Etymology == The place name "Yeosu" first appears in the Samguk Sagi Jiriji with the record: "Haeeup-hyeon (海邑縣) was originally Baekje's Wonzon-hyeon (猿村縣), but King Gyeongdeok changed its name. It is now Yeosu-hyeon (麗水縣) in Goryeo." In both Dongramdo (part of Donggukyeojiseungram) and Dongyeobigo (Jeollado's part), the name "Suyoung" (水營) is noted on the southern peninsula south of Suncheon and Gwangyang. This is believed to be because Jeollado's Jwasuyoung (Joseon Dynasty's Naval Headquarters for eastern sector of Jeolla Province) was established in this region starting in 1479 (the 10th year of King Seongjong's reign). Subsequently, most old maps depict it as "Yeosu" (呂水), written differently from the current Hanja. Specifically, in the Haedongdo (Suncheon) map, Jwasuyoung appears south of Yeosumyeon (呂水面).