Pohang City Designates 'Haenyeo-gil' as the Nation's First Road Name Address

Changing 'Guryongpori Haenyeo-gil' by Homi for some sections to widely promote Haenyeo culture

Changing road names reflecting local characteristics to revitalize marine culture tourism and marketing use

In Guryongpo-eup, Nam-gu, Pohang City, the country's first road name address 'Haenyeo-gil' has been established.

The nation's first road name address in Pohang, 'Guryongpo-ri Haenyeo-gil'.

To widely promote the haenyeo culture, the city changed part of the subordinate section of Homiro in Guryongpo-eup, Nam-gu, to 'Guryongpo-ri Haenyeo-gil' for the first time in the country, and on the 27th, held a progress report event attended by the fishing village association's haenyeo and residents.

This road name change began official use as an address on the 18th of this month, commemorating the launch of the Gyeongbuk Haenyeo Association (President Seong Jeong-hee) on the 15th, aiming to inform many citizens about the disappearing haenyeo culture and to breathe new life into fishing villages.

Pohang City plans to link Guryongpo-ri Haenyeo-gil with the existing Haeparang-gil (215 km), which has the longest coastline on the East Coast, to revitalize Pohang's marine cultural tourism and utilize it for joint marketing of fishing villages.

Deputy Mayor Kim Nam-il said, “We will continue to accommodate residents' demands and utilize road names beyond the simple purpose of address notation to reflect the characteristics of the region,” adding, “We hope this road name address change will serve as an opportunity to promote Pohang's haenyeo culture nationwide and activate marine tourism.”

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