Yeosu

Yeosu 여수시
Municipal city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	여수시
• Hanja	麗水市
• Revised Romanization	Yeosu-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Yŏsu-si
From the left: Dolsan Bridge, Heungguksa, Yeosu Art Gallery, Yeosu station, Yeosu Expo station, Expo 2012
Flag Emblem of Yeosu
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 6 myeon, 20 dong
Government
• Mayor	Jeong Gi-myeong (정기명)
Area
• Total	503.33 km2 (194.34 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	268,823
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	+82-61-6xx

Yeosu (Korean: 여수; Korean pronunciation: [jʌ.sʰu]), formerly romanized as Yosu, is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon City and Yeocheon County were merged and the current city, Yeosu, was formed.