Hwasun-gun Awarded 'Excellence Prize' in Population Policy Outstanding Institution Evaluation

Published 21 Dec.2021 11:18(KST)

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeollanam-do Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 21st that it won the Excellence Award at the ‘2021 Population Policy Excellence City and County Awards’ hosted by Jeollanam-do.

The Population Policy Excellence Institution Evaluation was promoted to evaluate and award excellent cities and counties in Jeonnam that actively implemented population policies, create an atmosphere to overcome population issues, and spread excellent cases.

Among 22 cities and counties in the Jeonnam region, five excellent cities and counties were selected after comprehensively evaluating overall population policies.

The county received the governor’s commendation for its projects that produced results in creating a foundation to solve population problems and fostering social awareness to overcome low birth rates, marking the second consecutive year of winning the award since last year.

This is seen as the result of all departments and offices in Hwasun-gun actively discovering and promoting population policies to prevent population decline.

Various policies are also being promoted annually to increase and attract population.

Life cycle support related to marriage, childbirth, and parenting is provided through moving-in incentives for new residents, marriage incentives for newlyweds, and childbirth and childcare support funds provided from the first child.

The Bogumjari Project supports housing loan interest to reduce housing cost burdens for newlyweds and multi-child families, the Youth Hope Stepping Stone Account Project supports stable independence for local working youth, and housing cost support for employed youth living in jeonse or monthly rent housing is also being promoted.

As a result of these efforts, as of the end of last month, the registered population of Hwasun-gun increased by 20 from the previous month to 62,618, and following an increase of 308 from July to the end of August, the population has been rising for four consecutive months.

The Hwasun-gun Youth Center, opened last October, is expected to play a central role in communication and cultural exchange for local youth going forward.

In particular, media education using the latest equipment installed in the media workshop on the third floor of the Youth Center and live commerce marketing will be combined, creating a foundation for nurturing creator talents capable of economic activities such as employment and entrepreneurship, with hopes of attracting youth from other regions as well.

A county official said, “There is an analysis that many local governments will disappear due to population decline, so the need for a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to social structural problems is increasing,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to discover and promote population policies that can have a positive impact on the entire region.”