Damyang-gun Wins Local Revitalization Capacity Award at Regional Revitalization Awards

Convenient Transportation Network-Based Living Facilities, High Evaluation of Residential Convenience

Expected Effects Reflecting Increased Residential Satisfaction of Local Residents Following Selection as a Regional Vitality Town

On the 22nd, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it received the Regional Vitality Competency Award at the '1st Korea Local Revitalization Awards' held on the 21st at Darakwon in Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do.

The 'Korea Local Revitalization Awards,' held for the first time this year, evaluated the capabilities of 141 local governments in areas at risk of local extinction based on survival strategy measurement indicators jointly developed by the Korean Association for Local Government Studies and the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University. A total of nine cities and counties across five categories were selected.

Lee Byeong-no, Former Governor of Damyang County, Jeonnam.

Damyang-gun received the grand prize in the Regional Vitality Competency category, being highly rated for its living infrastructure capabilities such as housing supply and expansion of social welfare and medical facilities, based on its geographical advantage adjacent to Gwangju Metropolitan City.

In particular, the selection of the Maesan District in Daedeok, Damyang, in the regional vitality town development project contest hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in June is expected to contribute to the award by helping retirees and young people wishing to relocate to rural areas settle down and improving the residential satisfaction of local residents.

A county official stated, “We will concentrate all our efforts on promoting regional vitality projects that can respond to local extinction and contribute to the recovery of the regional economy.”

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