Yeosu Nam-myeon Ando and Hwataedo Selected for Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Island Area Specialization Project

Up to 5 Billion KRW Invested Over 10 Years in Seombyeol... Creating Sustainable Island Villages

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeollanam-do Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 24th that two islands, Ando and Hwataedo in Nam-myeon, were finally selected for the 2023 Island Area Specialization Project (15 locations selected) by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The 'Island Area Specialization Project' is a project that supports income-generating businesses and village revitalization by having island residents form organizations and establish village development plans to create sustainable island villages.

Up to 5 billion KRW will be invested per island over 10 years depending on the implementation performance.

Ando and Hwataedo in Nam-myeon were also selected for the Fishing Village New Deal 300 project in 2019 and 2020, and various infrastructure such as fishing port maintenance and seafood joint workspaces are scheduled to be completed or have been completed this year.

With the recent selection for the Island Area Specialization Project, they will set main village businesses and receive support for related infrastructure construction, education, and consulting to strengthen self-reliance capabilities.

The city plans to create sustainable island villages through income generation by resident organizations.

A city official said, “Ando and Hwataedo possess unique island culture and ecological resources, and through infrastructure expansion and strengthening resident capabilities, we plan to make them islands where people want to visit and live,” adding, “We believe this will greatly contribute to the successful hosting of the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo.”

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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