class="apple-converted-space"> Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had an area
of 238.81 km and 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 City as we know it today. It consists of Goseong Peninsula, Hansan Island, Mireuk Island and other islets. It was formerly known as Chungmu, after the posthumous name of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The name Tongyeong means
"command post" and is itself associated with Admiral Yi, as it refers
to his principal base that was located on nearby Hansan Island
