Mokpo City Ranks 1st Overall Among Local and Small Cities in the 'Korea Urban Awards'

Excellent Evaluation in Four Social and Economic Indicators... Awarded Prime Minister's Institutional Commendation

Mokpo City (Mayor Park Hong-ryul) received the Prime Minister’s Award, the top honor for local and small-medium cities, at the ‘2023 Korea Urban Awards’ held by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 17th, which evaluates the sustainability and living infrastructure level of cities.

According to the city on the 18th, the Urban Awards evaluation is comprehensively conducted by an evaluation committee composed of experts in each field, assessing four indicators: urban society, urban economy, urban environment, and support system.

Mokpo City received the Prime Minister's Commendation for ranking first overall among local and small to medium-sized cities in the 2023 Korea City Awards.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

The first round is divided into basic indicators and policy indicators and evaluated in writing. In the second round, based on the first written evaluation, 2 to 3 times the number of potential award-winning cities are selected, and the judges visit the sites to evaluate presentations by the respective local governments. The nationwide evaluation results are then finalized at the evaluation committee meeting.

Mokpo City’s receipt of the Prime Minister’s Award this time was highly evaluated for improving urban competitiveness across all areas including economy, society, and environment.

In particular, it received uniformly high scores for the successful completion of the Dae-yang Industrial Complex sales, the steady progress of urban regeneration projects underway in the original downtown area, and the voucher taxi service for transportation-vulnerable groups.

Mayor Park Hong-ryul said, “Receiving the Korea Urban Award at a time when interest in Mokpo is increasing due to hosting the National Sports Festival makes this award especially meaningful,” and added, “We will continue to work harder to create a vibrant and sustainable city where housing, environment, industry, and culture harmonize, making Mokpo a great city sought after by young people.”

Meanwhile, the Korea Urban Awards, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, is the most prestigious award in the urban sector, evaluating sustainable development and living infrastructure levels annually for 229 local governments since 2000. Mokpo City received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award last year and this year was honored with the Prime Minister’s Award.

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