Yeosu (Korean pronunciation: ; Yeosu-si), is the second largest city in Jeollanam-do, 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. The city of Yeosu consists of the Yeosu peninsula as well as 365 islands (48 inhabited, 317 uninhabited). Being midway along the southern coast of South Korea, it is flanked by Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province to the east with 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 1 April 1998, the cities of Yeosu and Yeocheon, along with Yeocheon County merged to form the unified city of Yeosu. More information...
According to PR-model, yeosu.go.kr is ranked 273,739th in multilingual Wikipedia, in particular this website is ranked 1,999th in Korean Wikipedia.
The website is placed before france-for-visitors.com and after f-static.com in the BestRef global ranking of the most important sources of Wikipedia.
