Gyeonggi-do Area Increased by 57.5㎢ in 20 Years...Equivalent to Anyang-si Size

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The land area of Gyeonggi-do has increased by 57.5㎢ over the past 20 years, a size comparable to the area of Anyang-si (58.5㎢).

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 9th that, based on an analysis of cadastral statistics over 20 years from 2000 to 2019, the area registered in the cadastral records of the province as of the end of 2019 was 10,192.5㎢, an increase of 57.5㎢ from 11,350.0㎢ in 2000.

Cadastral records refer to information about land such as location, shape, lot number, and boundaries, often called the "resident registration of land," and the cadastral register is the official document certifying this information.

Cadastral statistics are compiled based on the area registered in the cadastral register, aggregating land area and number of parcels by administrative district (city, county, district), land category, and ownership classification.

The main reasons for the increase in area include ▲ unrecovered land in the Civilian Control Zone and DMZ area of Yeoncheon-gun (32.8㎢) ▲ the Siwha Multi-Techno Valley project site created through reclamation of public waters in Ansan and Siheung cities (10.2㎢) ▲ the Songsan Green City project site in Hwaseong-si (8.5㎢) ▲ Pyeongtaek Port (3.1㎢) ▲ and newly registered land omitted from cadastral records (2.9㎢).

By city and county, Yangpyeong-gun (877.7㎢, 8.6%), Gapyeong-gun (843.7㎢, 8.3%), and Pocheon-si (827.0㎢, 8.1%) had relatively large areas. In contrast, Guri-si (33.3㎢, 0.3%), Gwacheon-si (35.9㎢, 0.4%), and Gunpo-si (36.4㎢, 0.4%) had small areas.

In terms of number of parcels, Hwaseong-si (487,559 parcels), Pyeongtaek-si (365,273 parcels), and Yongin-si (325,202 parcels) ranked highest.

By land category, forest land accounted for 5,317.2㎢, representing 52.2% of the total area, followed by rice paddies at 1,227.8㎢ (12.0%), fields at 893.3㎢ (8.8%), and residential land at 597.2㎢ (5.9%).

Meanwhile, cadastral statistics can be accessed on the Gyeonggi Provincial Government website (www.gg.go.kr).

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.