The name of Gwanak Urban Agriculture Complex Facility finalized as 'Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center'

A total of 459 Entries Submitted for Naming Contest, 3 Winners Selected Through Citizen Preference Survey and Jury... 'Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center' to Open in Nakseongdae-dong in May 2021

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) has finalized the name of the Gwanak Urban Agriculture Complex Facility, scheduled to open in 2021 in Nakseongdae-dong, Gwanak-gu, as the ‘Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center.’

The ‘Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center’ (253-8 Bongcheon-dong) is a representative urban agriculture complex facility in the southwestern part of Seoul, serving as a multipurpose facility that supports various activities such as education, leisure, and urban agriculture programs for urban farmers.

The district held a naming contest from August 26 to September 7 to express regional characteristics and facility features and to give a friendly name to citizens, receiving a total of 459 entries nationwide.

Among the submitted names, considering symbolism, suitability, popularity, memorability, and ease of pronunciation, nine names were shortlisted through the first screening. From September 16, a citizen preference survey was conducted for about two weeks via the Seoul M-Voting website.

Accordingly, on the 6th, the district held a final judging committee reflecting the Seoul M-Voting results and selected one grand prize, one excellence prize, and one encouragement prize.

The encouragement prize went to Gwanak Urban Agriculture Culture Center, the excellence prize to Gwanak Urban Agriculture Nuri Center, and the grand prize was awarded to ‘Gang Gam-chan Doshi Nong-eop-gwan’ (Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Hall), expressing the historical meaning and value of Gwanak’s urban brand ‘Gang Gam-chan City, Gwanak.’

Furthermore, the grand prize winner ‘Gang Gam-chan Doshi Nong-eop-gwan’ was finalized as ‘Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center’ after a district policy meeting to enhance familiarity among residents.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “I am pleased to establish a representative urban agriculture facility in the southwestern part of Seoul and thank the citizens who showed great interest and participated in the naming contest. Based on the Gang Gam-chan Urban Agriculture Center, we will generously support various urban agriculture activities so that exhausted modern people can communicate with neighbors and enjoy healthy leisure activities.”

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