Gyeonggi Suwon Mangpo-dong - Hwaseong Banjeong-dong Boundary Adjustment Passed at Cabinet Meeting

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Resolves Resident Inconvenience by Changing Jurisdictional Boundaries of Local Governments

Jurisdiction Change Target: Banjeong-dong Area, Hwaseong-si ↔ Replacement Site in Mangpo-dong, Suwon-si

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Banjeong-dong in Hwaseong City, which had experienced inconvenience due to the mismatch between residents' living areas and administrative districts, will be transferred to Suwon City.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that the 'Regulation on the Change of Jurisdictional Boundaries between Suwon City and Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province' was approved at the Cabinet meeting on the 16th, adjusting the administrative boundaries through a land swap between Suwon City and Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province.

This regulation will be promulgated on the 23rd and will take effect from July 23, 30 days after the promulgation, to allow for the maintenance of cadastral records and other adjustments following the jurisdictional changes.

The Banjeong-dong area of Hwaseong City had an irregular boundary shaped like the letter 'n', surrounded by Suwon City's jurisdiction. In the past, it was farmland with no residents, but after an urban development project in 2013, residents who moved in experienced inconvenience attending schools far away despite having schools nearby and using community centers. Residents' living areas were developed as part of Suwon City, spatially separated from Hwaseong City's living areas, causing issues such as delayed garbage collection.

Accordingly, after consultations between Suwon City and Hwaseong City and boundary adjustments by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the jurisdictional areas of Banjeong-dong in Hwaseong City and Mangpo-dong in Suwon City were exchanged. Approximately 198,000 square meters comprising 398 parcels in Banjeong-dong, Hwaseong City, will be incorporated into Suwon City, while the same area of 361 parcels in Mangpo-dong, Suwon City, will be included in Hwaseong City.

Lee Jae-gwan, Director of Local Autonomy and Decentralization at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "We will actively support consultations between relevant local governments whenever there are areas where residents experience inconvenience due to discrepancies between administrative districts and living areas."

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