Gangnam-gu 'Garosugil' to Be Changed to Legal Street Name

Dosan-daero 13-gil and Apgujeong-ro 12-gil Renaming Proposed... Public Feedback from Address Users Until March 31

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will hold a residents' briefing session at Sinsa-dong Community Center on the 23rd to change the legal road names of ‘Dosan-daero 13-gil’ and ‘Apgujeong-ro 12-gil’ to ‘Garosugil’.

The honorary road name ‘Garosugil’ was designated ex officio by the district in 2008 and is more widely known than the legal road names. Along the two-lane road, there are about 160 ginkgo trees, cafes, popular restaurants, and clothing stores lined up, attracting over 1.1 million tourists in the past three years.

The district will collect opinions until March 31 after the residents' briefing session for the road name change. In April, based on the collected opinions, the ‘Road Name Address Committee’ will be held to change the road name after obtaining written consent from the majority of address users.

Only address users of the relevant road name (household heads, business owners, corporate registrants, foreign registrants, and building owners) can submit opinions.

For more details, please refer to the notice section on the district office website (www.gangnam.go.kr).

Lee Dong-gil, Director of the Real Estate Information Division, said, “Through this road name change and other community-centered administration, we will provide residents with a ‘pleasant change’ and allow domestic and international tourists to experience the ‘Gangnam style.’”

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