Hamyang-gun Promotes Development in Regions Facing Local Extinction ... Joint Agreement by 5 Cities and Counties in Jirisan Area

Group photo of local government heads from Jirisan area counties and cities

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The five cities and counties in the Jirisan area?Namwon-si, Gurye, Hadong, Sancheong, and Hamyang-gun?are facing a crisis due to the rapidly declining rural population. To prevent local extinction and promote regional development, these Jirisan area local governments have taken the first step toward establishing a special local government for the Jirisan area.

The Jirisan Area Tourism Development Association held a joint meeting of the heads of local governments in the Jirisan area on the 26th at the Namwon City Hall conference room to promote the establishment of the Jirisan Area Special Local Government.

At the meeting, Jeonbuk Namwon Mayor Choi Kyung-sik, Jeonnam Gurye County Governor Kim Soon-ho, Gyeongnam Hadong County Governor Ha Seung-cheol, Sancheong County Governor Lee Seung-hwa, and Hamyang County Governor Jin Byung-young attended, exchanging opinions on the enactment of regulations related to the special local government and signing a joint agreement for close cooperation between local governments.

The Jirisan Area Tourism Development Association has been promoting the development of Jirisan area local governments through linked cooperative projects for the joint development of the Jirisan area, starting with the 1998 inaugural elected heads’ council for small but strong regional super cooperation, and as the first local government association established among basic local governments nationwide in 2008.

In particular, it has achieved results such as serving as a medium for Yeongnam and Honam harmony and communication, fostering tourism personnel through the operation of the Jirisan Area Tourism Academy, revitalizing the local economy through the sale of agricultural specialty products, and developing a joint brand for the Jirisan Dulle Trail.

With this agreement as a turning point, the promotion of the Jirisan Area Special Local Government, which can foster mutual growth and regional development among Jirisan area local governments, is expected to gain momentum.

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