Not to be confused with Lishui (麗水市), the Zhejiang city with the same Hanja writing.
Municipal city in Honam, South Korea
Yeosu
여수시
Municipal city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul
여수시
• Hanja
麗水市
• Revised Romanization
Yeosu-si
• McCune–Reischauer
Yŏsu-si
View of the city, centered on Dolsan Bridge (2022)
Flag
Emblem of Yeosu
Location in South Korea
Country
South Korea
Region
Honam
Administrative divisions
1 eup, 6 myeon, 20 dong
Government
• Mayor
Jeong Gi-myeong (정기명)
Area
• Total
503.33 km2 (194.34 sq mi)
Population
(November,2022)
• Total
274,917
• Density
550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Dialect
Jeolla
Time zone
UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code
+82-61-6xx
Yeosu (Korean: 여수; Korean pronunciation:[jʌ.sʰu]), is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon City and Yeocheon County were merged and the current city, Yeosu, was formed. Historically it was known as Yosu, and Reisui during the Japanese rule over the Korean peninsula.
Yeosu (Korean: 여수; Korean pronunciation: [jʌ.sʰu]), is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon...
Yeosu Airport (IATA: RSU, ICAO: RKJY) is an airport in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea . In 2018, 590,112 passengers used the airport. No. 31...
Strait. Suncheon is the largest city in the province, closely followed by Yeosu. Other major cities include Mokpo, Gwangyang and Naju. South Cholla was...
Exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) held in Yeosu, South Korea which opened on May 12, 2012 and ran until August 12, 2012...
ROKS Yeosu (PCC-765) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy and later transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as Ship 20. The Pohang class...
The Port of Yeosu (Korean: 여수항; Hanja: 麗水港) is a port in South Korea, located in the city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. "Port of Yeosu, Korea, Rep...
located in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In March 2006, Yeosu National University merged with Chonnam National University to become a...
The 1998 Yeosu submersible incident was a naval skirmish that occurred off of the southern coast of South Korea between 17 and 18 December 1998. On the...
1997, the team was initially based in Gwangju and was later relocated to Yeosu, Busan and Suwon, respectively. With the foundation of the professional...
the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a new metropolitan city, taking advantage of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid...
Gwangju (Korean: [kwaŋ.dʑu] ), previously known as Kōshū during Japanese rule, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan...
violence against civilians by pro-government forces contributing to the Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion in South Jeolla during the conflict.: 171 : 13–14 : 186 ...
The Yeosu Maritime Cable Car (Korean: 여수 해상케이블카) is an gondola lift in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The lift connects the Dolsan Park on...
Yeosu Expo station (Ko: 여수엑스포역) is a KTX station in the city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is on the Jeolla Line. KTX, ITX-Saemaeul...
whom ~2,000 were killed by rebels and ~12,000 by ROK security forces). The Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion overlapped with it, as several thousand army defectors...
from Songjeongni to Yeosu and Yeosu Port via Suncheon, renaming it Songnyeo Line and splitting it apart to merge the Suncheon–Yeosu section with the Jeonbuk...
Panmunjom on 3 July 1998. 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident 1998 Yeosu submersible incident "North Korea Sub is snagged off South". New York Times...
Bridge (Korean: 돌산대교; Hanja: 突山大橋; lit. Dolsan Great Bridge) is a bridge in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea that connects the island Dolsando with...
Changwon, Gimhae, Gosung, Tongyoung, and Geoje, as well as to Suncheon, Yeosu and Gwangyang. Ferries leaving from the International Ferry Terminal at...
the headquarters of the Left Provincial Naval District, near modern-day Yeosu.: 70 Situated on the water, Hamel and the group at the naval district quickly...
times. She was appointed as the United Nations Pavilion's ambassador at Yeosu Expo, where she was presented with the honor by Ban. In 2013, as an effort...
October 2023. "대한항공 여수~제주 노선 29일부터 재개…여수공항 12→14편" [Korean Air resuming Yeosu~Jeju from 29th] (in Korean). News1. 4 October 2023. "Loong Air Resumes Jeju...