Gimhae City Accelerates Integration of Original Downtown Districts Dongsang, Hoihyeon, and Buwon

Kim Il-gon, Mayor of Gimhae, Gyeongnam (center), is conducting an in-person meeting of the Bronze Statue, Members, and Subcommittee Old Downtown Integrated Promotion Committee. (Photo by Gimhae City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 25th that it has formed an Integration Promotion Committee to promote the administrative integration of Dongsang-dong, Hoehyeon-dong, and Buwon-dong, the original downtown areas, and held the first face-to-face meeting in the small conference room of the city hall on the 25th.

With the development of transportation and communication, the necessity of operating small-scale administrative districts has decreased. Although the need for administrative integration of the three districts, each with a population of around 10,000 and sharing the same living area, has increased, integration efforts were difficult due to disagreements among residents during public opinion surveys conducted three times in 2007, 2013, and 2018.

However, in the public opinion survey last September, as support for integration at a grand scale for the development of the original downtown increased, a basic plan for integration was established, and the Integration Promotion Committee was formed for full-scale discussions, holding its first face-to-face meeting.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, “I hope the Integration Promotion Committee members will provide many suggestions for resident harmony and the overall development of the original downtown, and that everyone will work together to achieve a successful integration.”

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