Mapo-gu Assigns Detailed Addresses to One-Room and Multi-Family Houses

Efforts to Minimize Resident Inconvenience Such as Delays in Emergency Response and Mail Delivery... Mapo-gu Achieves Excellence as an Outstanding Institution in the 2020 Road Name Address Comprehensive Evaluation for Detailed Address Assignment Efforts

Donggyo-dong area, Mapo-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) is promoting a project to assign detailed addresses to one-room units, detached and multi-family houses, and commercial buildings that currently lack detailed addresses.

A detailed address refers to the building unit, floor, and room number indicated after the building number in the road name address of apartment complexes.

Unlike apartments or multi-family and row houses, one-room units, multi-family and detached houses, and commercial buildings have not been assigned detailed addresses, making it difficult to respond quickly in cases of fire or medical emergencies, and causing frequent inconveniences such as lost mail.

Accordingly, the district plans to assign detailed addresses ex officio after procedures such as on-site investigations, opinion collection, and objection handling by the responsible officials, even if owners or tenants of one-room units, multi-family and detached houses, or commercial buildings do not apply.

Additionally, building owners or tenants who wish to request or change detailed addresses can visit the Mapo-gu Real Estate Information Division or the local community service center, or apply through the government civil service portal ‘Government24’.

After receiving a detailed address, residents can use it as their official address by reporting the correction of their resident registration at the local community service center.

For more detailed information regarding detailed address applications, please contact the Mapo-gu Real Estate Information Division.

Meanwhile, last year, the district expanded pedestrian-centered road name signs to 1,073 locations, installed 386 basic number plates at bus stops, and placed 93 object address plates at outdoor earthquake shelters to enable prompt response to disasters and safety accidents.

Furthermore, by assigning 440 detailed addresses, the district improved address usage convenience for residents living in one-room and multi-family houses, earning high praise and receiving the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the ‘2020 Comprehensive Road Name Address Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “We will continue to expand pedestrian-centered road name signs, increase the assignment of object and detailed addresses, and provide road name address maps with the latest location information to ensure that residents can easily use road name addresses without inconvenience.”

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