Ansan City, Population of 800,000 by 2040... Development of '1 Downtown, 2 Sub-Downtowns, and 6 Regional Centers'

Spatial Structure of Ansan City's 2040 Urban Master Plan

Gyeonggi Province has approved Ansan City's "2040 Ansan Urban Master Plan (Draft)."

This plan is the highest-level spatial plan presenting the future and long-term development direction of Ansan City, containing policies and strategies for sustainable national land management.

According to the plan, Ansan City set its target population for 2040 at 803,000, considering various development projects, population forecasts, and low birthrate trends. This represents an increase of about 130,000 compared to 678,000 as of June 2024.

Ansan City also designated 7.431㎢ of its total administrative area of 425.088㎢ as planned urbanized land to prepare for future urban development, confirmed 45.097㎢ as urbanized land for existing development areas, and designated the remaining 372.560㎢ as conservation land.

The spatial structure was reorganized from the existing "1 downtown 6 regional centers" to "1 downtown 2 sub-downtowns 6 regional centers," considering urban growth flexibility, development axes, and future orientation.

The living zones are divided into four areas: Banwol Industrial Power, Central Administrative Center, Daebu Marine Leisure, and Sangnok Eco-Residential. Each zone focuses on high-density complex station area development, eco-friendly housing, 4th industrial technology promotion, and marine tourism leisure, respectively.

The transportation plan reflects metropolitan transportation projects such as the Sinansan Line and the Greater Seoul Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX-C), and includes plans to expand eco-friendly transportation means and infrastructure for carbon neutrality.

Park Hyun-seok, Director of the Urban Policy Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "With the approval of the 2040 Ansan Urban Master Plan and in connection with the 'Western Gyeonggi SOC Mega Development' promoted by Gyeonggi Province, it is expected that the social infrastructure in the previously underdeveloped Daebu area will be improved, aiming for an eco-friendly city and revitalizing the local economy."

The approved 2040 Ansan Urban Master Plan will be disclosed on Ansan City's website later this month.

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