Yeosu (Yeosu-si) is a
city in
South Jeolla Province,
South Korea. Old Yeosu City, which was founded in
1949, and Yeocheon City, founded in
1986, were merged into a new city in
1998. Its geographical location is .The city of Yeosu consists of the Yeosu peninsula as well as 317 islands (49 inhabited, 268 uninhabited). Lying about midway along the southern coast of
South Korea, it is separated from
Namhae County in
South Gyeongsang Province to the east by a natural waterway, and the Bay of Suncheon to the west and northwest, the city of
Suncheon sprawling along its banks. The city has three different City Halls. On
April 1,
1998, the cities of Yeosu and Yeocheon, along with Yeocheon County merged to form the unified city of Yeosu. As of October 14, 2007 plans are being set up and a referendum is being planned for a merging of 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 and port facilities, Suncheon's educational institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant.
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