Sinan Police Station, Opening in October 2022, Construction in Mokpo Starting March Next Year

Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency building exterior

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A new police station will be established in Sinan-gun, known as one of the three local governments nationwide without a police station.

The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 10th that construction will begin in March next year on a newly built site in Dango-ri, Amtae-myeon, Sinan-gun, with the police station scheduled to open in October 2022. Sinan-gun is the only one among the 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam without a police station.

The new Sinan Police Station was originally expected to start construction in 2018 and be completed in 2020, but due to delays in securing the budget, construction will now be completed in October 2022 and the station will open thereafter.

The site area is 14,214㎡, with one basement floor and four above-ground floors.

Sinan-gun's total area, combining sea and land (654㎢), is 12,654㎢, which is 22 times larger than Seoul (605㎢). However, due to its geographical characteristics of being composed of about 1,000 islands and relatively low demand for policing, the establishment of a police station was delayed.

Currently, Sinan-gun is managed by the Mokpo Police Station, with 15 police substations and 20 security centers on about 100 inhabited islands, staffed by approximately 90 police officers.

There are only three local governments nationwide without a police station: Sinan-gun (39,000 people), Yangyang-gun in Gangwon (27,000 people), and Ongjin-gun in Incheon (21,000 people).

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