300,000 People Participate in Naming Contest for Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province Within One Week

More than 300,000 people visited the website within a week for the new name contest of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province. During this period, the number of submitted new names also exceeded 20,000.

As of 9 a.m. on the 24th, Gyeonggi Province announced that the number of visitors to the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province new name contest website (http://bit.ly/새이름공모전) reached 307,498. The number of new name submissions was 20,608.

Gyeonggi Province has been conducting the new name contest for the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province since the 18th of this month.

Gyeonggi Province sees the need for a symbolic name befitting the "growth potential of the Republic of Korea" in the center of the Korean Peninsula, Gyeonggi Northern region, and plans to select a new name through a nationwide public contest that symbolizes the identity and history of Gyeonggi Northern and contains future-oriented values.

The prizes will be awarded in cash, not local currency, considering it is a nationwide contest: Grand Prize 10 million KRW (1 person), Excellence Award 1 million KRW (2 people), and Encouragement Award 500,000 KRW (7 people).

Kang Hyun-seok, head of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province Promotion Team, said, "'Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province' is a timely task that awakens the growth potential of the Republic of Korea while aligning with the national policy direction of decentralization and balanced development." He added, "Now, we ask residents and citizens to unite their will, take pride in deciding the name of their hometown themselves, and present new names filled with more ideas."

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