Administrative Dong Name Changed from Ilwon 2-dong to Gaepo 3-dong in Gangnam-gu

Ilwon 2-dong 66% Faces Inconvenience Due to Gaepo-dong Land Lot Numbers

Ordinance Announcing Name Change to Gaepo 3-dong Promulgated on the 23rd After Public Opinion Collection

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) changed the name of the administrative dong Ilwon 2-dong to Gaepo 3-dong and promulgated the ordinance on the 23rd.

An administrative dong is an administrative district unit divided for administrative convenience where residents live, while a legal dong is an administrative district unit designated by law.

Ilwon 2-dong administrative dong includes three legal dongs: Gaepo-dong, Ilwon-dong, and Daechi-dong. Among the total 7,443 households, about 66%, or 4,923 households, use the Gaepo-dong lot number.

Due to the significant mismatch between legal dong and administrative dong, residents of Ilwon 2-dong, who have experienced inconvenience, have been requesting a name change for several years.

Accordingly, from September 5 to 21, the district conducted a survey on residents' opinions regarding the name change of the administrative dong to Gaepo 3-dong for all households in Ilwon 2-dong. Excluding those who were not residing, 4,882 households, accounting for 66.88% of the total 7,300 households, participated in the survey, and 4,357 households, or 89.25%, agreed to the name change.

The district reflected public opinion and revised the name change ordinance in November and promulgated it in December.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “Even if the administrative dong name changes, the legal dong used for lot number addresses will remain unchanged, so there will be no inconvenience such as having to change various documents like resident registration cards or real estate registers. We will continue to listen to residents' wishes and carry out communication administration to resolve them.”

Panoramic View of Yangcheon-gu

Yangcheon-gu, 5 Births and 5.5 Deaths Per Day in 2021

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it has published the ‘2022 Yangcheon-gu Statistical Yearbook,’ which comprehensively contains basic statistics by sector and year for the district.

The statistical yearbook includes a total of 190 statistics across 17 fields such as population, housing, education, and culture as of December 31, 2021.

According to the yearbook, the registered population was 450,487, a decrease of 1.59% (7,294 people) compared to the previous year, but the number of households increased by 0.42% (771 households) to 181,404 households.

This is believed to be influenced by population aging and the increase in single-person households. In fact, while the registered population decreases every year, the number of households continues to increase.

The number of births in 2021 was 1,827, and the number of deaths was 2,027, indicating that 5 people were born and 5.5 people died per day.

Trend of Increasing Single-Person Households, Largest Population Age Group 50-54, Average Age Increased by 0.6 Years to 42.8

The largest population age group was 50-54 years old (41,695 people, 9.26%), and while the population aged 50 and over has steadily increased every year, the population under 50 has gradually decreased. The average age was 42.8 years, 0.6 years higher than last year. By region, the highest average age was in Sinwol 7-dong (47.5 years), and the lowest was in Mok 1-dong (39.2 years).

The crisis of low birth rates was also confirmed by the decreasing number of students in kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools and the number of births each year. The number of births decreased by 2.56% (48 people) compared to the previous year, and the total number of students decreased by 1.3% (737 students).

The number of businesses was 37,183, an increase of 43.5% (11,289 businesses) compared to the previous year. In line with Yangcheon-gu’s reputation as an educational city, the education service industry recorded high numbers in both the number of businesses (2,757) and employees (15,081). This indicates that many large educational service businesses employing numerous workers operate within the district.

Regarding housing types, single-family houses, multi-family houses, and row houses decreased annually, but apartments showed a steady increase with 92,278 households, up 1.64% (1,490 households) from the previous year.

The published statistical yearbook is expected to be widely used as basic data for policy making, related academic research, and regional development.

The district plans to provide the statistical yearbook as an electronic file on the district office website under ‘Open Yangcheon → Yangcheon Statistical Information → Statistical Yearbook Archive’ so that all residents can easily access and use it.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “I hope the published statistical yearbook will be useful in establishing customized policies for residents. We will continue to do our best to provide reliable data.”

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