Tongyeong
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| Hangul: | 통영시 |
| Hanja: | 統營市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Tongyeong-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | T'ongyŏng-si |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 236.5 km² |
| Population: | 135,845 2001 registrationhttp://www.gnty.net/eng/admin/people.html |
| Pop. density: | 574.4 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 6 myeon, 11 dong |
Famous people
Famous people associated with the city include Yi Sun-sin, whose headquarters were located there, and Yun I-sang, a noted 20th-century composer.Chungmu Halmae, or "Chungmu Grandmother", is a mythical old woman from Chungmu who gave her name to Chungmu Halmae Kimbap, a common Korean snack food.[[Citing sources citation needed]] Chungmu Halmae, though mythical, is one of the most recognized people from the area. The decision to group together a number of entities and incorporate them in to the city of “Tongyong” erased the name Chungmu from the Korean map and removed the home of the mythical grandmother from the peninsula.
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| Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea |
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| Capital Changwon | |
| Cities Changwon | Geoje | Gimhae | Jinhae | Jinju | Masan | Miryang | Sacheon | Tongyeong | Yangsan | |
| Counties Changnyeong | Geochang | Goseong | Hadong | Haman | Hamyang | Hapcheon | Namhae | Sancheong | Uiryeong | |
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