Wando-gun Wins Korea Local Autonomy Management Award for 5 Consecutive Years

Various Programs Operated to Promote Tourism Amid the COVID-19 Situation

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] On the 28th, Jeonnam Wando-gun announced that it had the honor of winning the 'Grand Prize' in the Culture and Tourism category at the 27th Korea Local Autonomy Management Awards.

With this, the county has been recognized for its administrative capabilities by winning awards for five consecutive years, starting with the Grand Prize in the Industrial Economy category at the 23rd Korea Local Autonomy Management Awards.

The Korea Local Autonomy Management Awards are hosted by the Korea Public Autonomy Research Institute and are rigorously selected through a three-step process: first quantitative evaluation, second qualitative evaluation, and third interview screening across seven categories including open innovation, culture and tourism, welfare and health, regional development, industrial economy, and environmental safety.

Despite the COVID-19 situation, the county received high evaluations by promoting contactless tourism such as ‘Byeol Bol-il Inneun Cheongsando’ (Cheongsando with a View Worth Seeing), the ‘Gogeum Historical Space Tourism Resource Activation Project’ for preserving and developing historical culture, and the ‘Marine Climate Healing Program’ which offers healing travel experiences for people of all ages.

Additionally, as a leading local government in the marine healing industry, the county laid a solid foundation for tourism revitalization by promoting projects such as the ‘Marine Healing Center and Marine Healing Forest Combining Marine and Forest Resources’ where various marine healing resources can be experienced, the ‘National Subtropical Arboretum Construction,’ and the ‘Wando~Goheung Marine Tourism Road Construction Project’ which allows visitors to enjoy the diverse scenery of the Namhae region embracing the Dadohae (archipelago).

A county official stated, “We are pleased to elevate the county’s status by winning the grand prize in a competition of excellent policies among local governments nationwide,” and added, “We will strive even harder to promote cultural tourism policies so that our county can become a hub city for marine tourism.”

Meanwhile, the ‘Korea Local Autonomy Management Awards,’ established in 1996, are awarded to the best local governments that have shown outstanding achievements in regional development and local administration innovation, boasting the highest prestige and tradition among private sector evaluations of local governments.

Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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