Yeosu - Korea #1

Yeosu - Korea #1

Yeosu ist eine Stadt in Jeollanam-do, Südkorea, deren Gebiet ist auf eine Halbinsel und 317 kleinere und größere Inseln verteilt ist. Gemeinsam mit den in Jeollanam-do gelegenen Städten Suncheon und Gwangyang sowie dem in Gyeongsangnam-do gelegenen Kreis Hadong gehört die Stadt Yeosu zur Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone. Yeosu ist Gastgeber der Weltausstellung Expo 2012.

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.

Information from: http://www.wikipedia.org