Opening of the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea Outline of the Expo
Period : May 12 ~ August 12, 2012 (3 months)
Location : district of the new port in Yeosu City
Scale : 14.11 million ㎡ (including the exhibition area and support complex)
Participation : about 100 countries, 5 international organizations, 10 enterprises, 16 local governments
Expected number of visitors : about 8 million (7.45 million locals, 550,000 foreigners)
Area for opening : 1.74 million ㎡ (exhibition place of 0.25 million ㎡, expo town of 0.536 million ㎡, parking lots of 0.44 million ㎡, other facilities of 0.509 million ㎡)
Required budget : 2.389 trillion KRW (facility investment of 1.731 trillion KRW, operating cost of 307.9 billion KRW)
Effect of the Expo : induced production of 12.2 trillion KRW, added value of 5.7 trillion KRW, created employment of over 80,000 jobs
Promising business investment
High-class accommodation facilities such as hotels, golf courses, parks, cycling paths, swimming pools, etc.
Development projects around the expo: hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, shopping centers, etc.
Basic facilities for tourists: development of the city park, Gyeongdo District, and Odong-do
