Tongyeong

Notable people associated with the city include Yi Sun-sin, whose headquarters were located there, and Yun Isang, 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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Chungmu Halmae, though mythical, is one of the most recognized personages from the area. The decision to group together a number of entities and incorporate them into the city of "Tongyong" erased the name Chungmu from the map of Korea and removed the home of the mythical grandmother from the peninsula.{{cite web | title=Chungmu Gimbap | work=GN Culture Tour | url=http://www.gntour.com/e_cording/e_food/eat_t02_03.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125114632/http://www.gntour.com/e_cording/e_food/eat_t02_03.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 25, 2013 | access-date=February 6, 2006}}

Park Kyung-ni was a novelist, who wrote the well-known novel Toji (토지, The Land) consisting of a 16-volume story, in Korea.

Shin Suk-ja is a political prisoner held in Yodok political prison camp in North Korea. In August 2011 human rights activists from her hometown started the "Daughter of Tongyeong Rescue Campaign"{{cite web | title= A City Waiting for Its Daughter Back | work=Daily NK, September 9, 2011| url= http://dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=8160| access-date=September 27, 2011}} to rescue her and her children.

Song Hyeong-jun is a member of South Korean boyband Cravity. He was also a former member of South Korean boyband X1 (band). He is best known for competing in survival show Produce X 101 and ranking 4th in the finale.

The football player Kim Min-jae was born in Tongyeong and played football for Tongyeong Elementary School football club. He plays as a centre-back for Bayern Munich and the South Korea national team.

Tongyeong was the site of the first race of 2009 in the International Triathlon Union-sponsored ITU World Championship Series, which encompasses "international-distance" triathlon events in cities around the world. On May 3, 2009, Bevan Docherty of New Zealand won the men's race in a thrilling photo finish as he crossed the line almost simultaneously with Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia.Inside Triathlon [http://triathlon.competitor.com/events/docherty-wins-tongyeong-dextro-energy-triathlon-itu-world-championship-series-in-sprint-finish.html Docherty Wins Tongyeong Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series In Sprint Finish]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Inside Triathlon May 3, 2009. Accessed on May 9, 2009

In 2007, the total number of medical institutions was 106, including 4 hospitals, 63 clinics, one long-term care hospital, 22 dental hospitals, 16 Korean traditional medicine clinics. There are also 23 medical institutions related to Tongyeong Health Center affiliated to the Tongyeong City government.

There are several famous food in Tongyeong. Chungmu gimbap (충무김밥) and Ggulbbang (통영꿀빵), a honey bread dessert.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tongyeong.go.kr/eng/02805/03160/02888.web|title=Chungmu Kimbab(Rice with Laver) {{!}} TongYeong City|website=www.tongyeong.go.kr|access-date=2020-02-20}} Chungmu gimbab is Korean sushi made of seaweed and rice. It is served with baby octopus with spicy sauce. Chungmu gimbab is a popular traditional food in Tongyeong, which used to be called Chungmu.

Ppattegi gruel is a porridge made of dried sweet potatoes.{{Cite web |date=December 2020 |script-title=ko:[경남의 맛] 통영빼떼기죽 |trans-title=[Taste of Gyeongnam] Tongyeong Petegi Porridge |url=http://monthly.knnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=362 |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=Monthly KNNews}}

Sweet potatoes on Yokji Island in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, are famous. The sweet potato fields cover more than 70 percent of the slopes here, as they are useful for draining water. The abundant sunlight creates an optimal environment for sweet potato cultivation. It is said that the sea raised the sweet potatoes, hence the name "Sweet potatoes grown under the sea breeze."{{Cite news|last=동정|first=허|date=2019-08-22|script-title=ko:통영과 산청 고구마 '맛 배틀' 누가 이길까|work=Sisa Journal|url=http://www.sisajournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=189838}}

File:Korea-Tongyeong-Hansan Island-Jeseungdang-01.jpg

Tongyeong has several representative traditional educational institutions such as Unjudang ({{Korean|hangul=운주당|labels=no}}), Baegun Seojae ({{Korean|hangul=백운서재|labels=no}}), Tongyeong Hyanggyo ({{Korean|hangul=통영향교|labels=no}}). Unjudang established on Hansan Island in 1592, took charge of military education of the Joseon navy. It was later reconstructed with the changed name as "Jeseungdang" ({{Korean|hangul=제승당|labels=no}}). Baegun Seojae was a seodang, a private village school providing elementary education. Go Si-wan, a Silhak (practical learning) scholar founded it in 1805, the fifth year of King Sunjo's reign.{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=C&i=229203&v=44 |script-title=ko:백운서재 白雲書齋 |trans-title=Baegun Seojae |publisher=Nate / Cultural Heritage Administration |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610070414/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=C&i=229203&v=44 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }} Baegun Seojae is currently situated in the neighborhood of Docheon-dong and designated as the ninth Cultural Material of South Gyeongsang Province. Tongyeong Hyanggyo was a state-sponsored provincial school (hyanggyo) and was built in the site of the old Goseong Hyanggyo, which consists of 6 buildings; Daeseongjeon, Dongmu, Seomu, Myeongnyundang, Seojae, and Punghwaru. In the Daeseongjeon shrine, memorial tablets of five prominent scholars and Confucius are instituted.{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1019960 |script-title=ko:통영시 교육·문화 |trans-title=Education and culture of Tongyeong |publisher=Nate / Britannica |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610070343/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1019960 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}

Modern educational institutions started to be established in the city as Jinnam Commons School, the predecessor of Tongyeong Elementary School was opened in 1908. The educational system of Tongyeong is the same as elsewhere in the country. Schooling begins with preschools, of which there are 34 in the city. This is followed by 6 years in elementary schools, of which Tongyeong has 32 including 14 branch schools. Subsequently, students pass through 3 years of middle school. There are 11 middle schools in Tongyeong. High-school education, which lasts for three years, is not compulsory, but the most students do attend and graduate from high school. Tongyeong is home to 5 high schools. The College of Marine Science at Gyeongsang National University (GNU) is a branch campus in Tongyeong, specializing in marine-related studies.{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.co.kr/?job=news&no=113201 |script-title=ko:경상대학교 해양과학대학에 '해양생물교육연구센터' 건립한다 |publisher=News Wire |language=ko |date=2006-01-06 |access-date=2009-09-24}} Its predecessor was Tongyeong Marine College, the successor of Gyeongnam Susan Jeonseupso ({{Korean|hangul=경남수산전습소|labels=no}}) founded in 1917. The college was integrated into Gyeongsang National University in 1994.

File:Tongyeong Islands, South Korea.jpg

Tongyeong is a representative tourist city in the South Sea region of Gyeongsangnam-do. It has beaches, islands, and various historical sites based on its natural environment. Novelist Pak Kyongni, poet Yu Chi-hwan, and composer Isang Yun are from Tongyeong, and there are various cultural contents related to them.

Tongyeong attracted 5.35 million visitors in 2014, 7.35 million in 2017, and 6.28 million in 2018.{{Cite news |last=김 |first=주영 |date=2019-07-19 |title='100만명 쇼크' 통영… 숨은 통영에서 길을 찾다 (in Korean) |work=The Chosun Ilbo |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/07/19/2019071900326.html |access-date=2019-07-19}} Tongyeong has the nickname of "Naples of the East".

In 2022, Tongyeong was selected as the first specialized night tourism city in South Korea.{{Cite news |last=신 |first=정철 |date=2022-09-05 |script-title=ko:통영시, 대한민국 제1호 야간관광 특화도시 공모사업 선정 (in Korean) |work=Newsis |url=https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20220905_0002002982 |access-date=2023-10-12}} This selection was part of the '2022 Specialized Night Tourism City Public Contest' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

Tongyeong planned various night tourism contents under the theme of 'Nine o'clock at night, Five Lights Tongyeong'. This includes DPIRANG (the longest and largest outdoor night digital theme park in Korea), Dongpirang (Mural Village), Gangguan Port (Tongyeong Traditional Central Market), Tongjeyeong (history and culture of Tongyeong), Seopirang Village (night view lighting), etc., which are five night tourism spots.

File:Tongyeong-city-from-air.jpg

Tongyeong is situated in the southern tip of Goseong peninsula and its three sides are surrounded by the sea. It consists of 41 inhabited and 110 uninhabited islands. Tongyeong Port, the east gate of Hallyeo Marine National Park, is referred to as the "most beautiful port in South Korea".{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=3007549&v=43 |script-title=ko:통영시의 자연환경 |trans-title=Environment of Tongyeong |publisher=Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610070442/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=3007549&v=43 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}

The geography consists of low mountains crossing over the south to the north on the Goseong peninsula. The mountain range stretches out from Byeokbang mountain (650 m) on the boundary of northern Goseong county (Goseong-gun) to the south, encompassing Cheongae mountain (525 m), Baral mountain (261 m), Jeseokbong peak (279 m) and Yongha mountain (461 m) on Mireukdo island.{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1019956 |script-title=ko:통영시 자연환경 |trans-title=Environment of Tongyeong |publisher=Nate / Britannica |language=ko |access-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610070427/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1019956 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}

As Tongyeong is influenced by East Korea Warm Current, it has a mild oceanic climate during the whole year. The city is the warmest region in South Gyeongsang province, with the average annual temperature at {{convert|14.7|°C|0}}. The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 2.5 °C while the hottest month is August, with the average temperature of 25.7 °C. The average range of temperature is narrow. Plants growing in the city show characters of the warm temperate zone such as Cryptomeria, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Pinus thunbergii, Paulownia coreana, Pitch Pine, bamboo, camellia, and palm trees.

The average annual rainfall is 1,397 millimeters, so Tongyeong is classified as one of places in South Korea that receive a lot of rain.

Tongyeong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa/Cwa).

{{Weather box

| location = Tongyeong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present)

| metric first = Y

| single line = Y

| Jan record high C = 18.4

| Feb record high C = 19.1

| Mar record high C = 21.8

| Apr record high C = 26.7

| May record high C = 30.7

| Jun record high C = 30.8

| Jul record high C = 36.9

| Aug record high C = 36.3

| Sep record high C = 35.1

| Oct record high C = 29.4

| Nov record high C = 25.2

| Dec record high C = 20.0

| year record high C = 36.9

| Jan high C = 7.9

| Feb high C = 9.6

| Mar high C = 13.3

| Apr high C = 17.9

| May high C = 22.1

| Jun high C = 24.8

| Jul high C = 27.6

| Aug high C = 29.6

| Sep high C = 26.7

| Oct high C = 22.3

| Nov high C = 16.2

| Dec high C = 10.2

| year high C = 19.0

| Jan mean C = 3.1

| Feb mean C = 4.8

| Mar mean C = 8.7

| Apr mean C = 13.3

| May mean C = 17.6

| Jun mean C = 20.9

| Jul mean C = 24.4

| Aug mean C = 26.0

| Sep mean C = 22.5

| Oct mean C = 17.4

| Nov mean C = 11.3

| Dec mean C = 5.4

| year mean C = 14.6

| Jan low C = -0.8

| Feb low C = 0.6

| Mar low C = 4.5

| Apr low C = 9.2

| May low C = 13.9

| Jun low C = 18.0

| Jul low C = 22.0

| Aug low C = 23.4

| Sep low C = 19.4

| Oct low C = 13.6

| Nov low C = 7.3

| Dec low C = 1.3

| year low C = 11.0

| Jan record low C = -11.2

| Feb record low C = -11.6

| Mar record low C = -8.9

| Apr record low C = -1.6

| May record low C = 6.1

| Jun record low C = 11.4

| Jul record low C = 15.6

| Aug record low C = 15.0

| Sep record low C = 11.8

| Oct record low C = 2.7

| Nov record low C = -3.8

| Dec record low C = -9.3

| year record low C = -11.6

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 32.2

| Feb precipitation mm = 49.5

| Mar precipitation mm = 92.4

| Apr precipitation mm = 138.8

| May precipitation mm = 159.6

| Jun precipitation mm = 195.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 289.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 243.9

| Sep precipitation mm = 177.1

| Oct precipitation mm = 76.4

| Nov precipitation mm = 48.6

| Dec precipitation mm = 32.4

| year precipitation mm = 1535.8

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 4.9

| Feb precipitation days = 5.4

| Mar precipitation days = 8.2

| Apr precipitation days = 9.2

| May precipitation days = 9.4

| Jun precipitation days = 10.5

| Jul precipitation days = 14.4

| Aug precipitation days = 11.7

| Sep precipitation days = 8.8

| Oct precipitation days = 5.3

| Nov precipitation days = 6.1

| Dec precipitation days = 4.6

| year precipitation days =

| Jan snow days = 1.6

| Feb snow days = 1.5

| Mar snow days = 0.9

| Apr snow days = 0.0

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.0

| Nov snow days = 0.1

| Dec snow days = 0.9

| year snow days = 5.0

| Jan humidity = 53.7

| Feb humidity = 55.3

| Mar humidity = 60.7

| Apr humidity = 65.6

| May humidity = 72.1

| Jun humidity = 79.4

| Jul humidity = 84.9

| Aug humidity = 81.0

| Sep humidity = 75.3

| Oct humidity = 67.3

| Nov humidity = 63.5

| Dec humidity = 56.0

| year humidity = 67.9

| Jan sun = 196.8

| Feb sun = 189.2

| Mar sun = 202.8

| Apr sun = 209.0

| May sun = 221.4

| Jun sun = 174.4

| Jul sun = 154.6

| Aug sun = 186.2

| Sep sun = 170.3

| Oct sun = 210.9

| Nov sun = 190.4

| Dec sun = 199.8

| year sun = 2305.8

| Jan percentsun = 63.4

| Feb percentsun = 62.3

| Mar percentsun = 54.3

| Apr percentsun = 52.6

| May percentsun = 50.1

| Jun percentsun = 40.2

| Jul percentsun = 33.4

| Aug percentsun = 45.5

| Sep percentsun = 45.7

| Oct percentsun = 60.1

| Nov percentsun = 63.0

| Dec percentsun = 67.6

| year percentsun = 51.9

| source = Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)

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| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)

| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration

| access-date = 4 April 2022

| language = ko}}

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| access-date = 4 April 2022

| script-title = ko:순위값 - 구역별조회

| language = ko}}

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| access-date = 8 December 2016

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File:Korea-Tongyeong-Hallyeo National Marine Park-05.jpg|Hallyeo National Marine Park

File:Korea-Tongyeong-Dongpirang Village-08.jpg|Dongpirang Village

File:Korea-Tongyeong Port-Turtle ship replica-01.jpg|Turtle ship replica in Tongyeong Port

File:Korea-Tongyeong-Hansan_Island-Overview-01.jpg|Hansando

File:Chungmu gimbab.jpg|Tongyeong's famous food Chungmu gimbab

File:Tongyeong Islands, South Korea.jpg|Tongyeong islands

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea}}

Tongyeong is twinned with:{{cite web |title=About Tongyeong -> Sister Cities|url=http://www.tongyeong.go.kr/eng/02801/03333/02806.web|website=tongyeong.go.kr|publisher=Tongyeong|access-date=2020-04-13}}

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• {{flagicon|USA}} Reedley, United States
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Rongcheng, China
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Samara, Russia
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Sayama, Japan
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Tamano, Japan
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Yunfu, China
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Yeosu, South Korea

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• List of cities in South Korea
• Tongyeong International Music Festival

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