Pyeongtaek City Ranks 2nd in Gyeonggi-do for 'Best City to Live'

Korea Regional Management Institute's 'Sustainable City Evaluation'
High Scores in Population, Economy, and Employment Assessments

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province was evaluated as the second most livable city among the 31 cities, counties, and districts in Gyeonggi Province.

According to the '2024 Korea Sustainable City Evaluation' recently announced by the Korea Regional Management Institute on the 13th, Pyeongtaek ranked 7th among 228 local governments nationwide. It was second among the 31 local governments in Gyeonggi Province, following Suwon City.

This evaluation was conducted for the first time this year to strengthen regional competitiveness, based on quantitative data analysis in five areas: population, economy and employment, education, health and medical care, and safety. In the evaluation, Pyeongtaek scored a total of 559.2 points, ranking 7th among 228 cities, counties, and districts nationwide, and 2nd among 31 local governments in Gyeonggi Province.

In particular, Pyeongtaek scored high in the population category. In the population evaluation, which was based on indicators such as total population, population growth rate, birth rate, and average age, Pyeongtaek earned 210.8 points, ranking 2nd after Sejong City (225.4 points). Pyeongtaek also received high scores in the economy and employment (184.1 points) and health and medical care (120.9 points) categories.

Meanwhile, the highest score in this evaluation was received by Sejong Special Self-Governing City (637.8), followed by Suwon City (580.1), Namwon City (570.5), Yuseong District in Daejeon (564.4), Songpa District in Seoul (561.7), Asan City (561.0), Pyeongtaek City (559.2), Icheon City (554.7), Yeosu City (553.3), and Hanam City (552.7).

Jung Jang-seon, mayor of Pyeongtaek City, said, "We will continue to foster regional development and address areas that need improvement to become a representative city of Korea."

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