Wando County Selects 26 Villages for 'Clean Jeonnam Best Village Project'

Wando County in South Jeolla Province announced on the 12th that 26 villages within its jurisdiction have been selected as new target sites for the "2025 Clean Jeonnam Best Village Creation" project, a key initiative promoted by South Jeolla Province.

The selected villages include Jungdori in Wando-eup, Hwangjeri in Geumil, Sammari in Nohwa, Hwangjinri in Gunoe, Singiri in Sinji, Uduri in Yaksan, Gahakri in Soan, and Wolsongri in Bogil. These villages will carry out resident-led projects to improve the village environment and revitalize their communities.

Twenty-six villages in Wando County have been selected as new target sites for the '2025 Clean Jeonnam Prime Village Development' project. Photo by Wando County

This year, Wando County will have a total of 124 villages participating in the project, including the existing 95 villages and three additional villages?Sogayongri in Wando-eup, Gumokri in Nohwa, and Donggori in Sinji?that have been selected as "Excellent Best Villages" for 2024 and will receive additional project funding.

The "Clean Jeonnam Best Village Creation" project has been implemented since 2021 to encourage voluntary participation by village residents in making their villages clean and beautiful, while also promoting community revitalization and economic development. Villages selected for the project receive 5 million KRW in project funding each year for three years, totaling 15 million KRW. Villages recognized as Excellent Best Villages receive an additional 2 million KRW and a plaque designating them as an outstanding village.

The county has selected 45 villages in 2021, 45 in 2022, 53 in 2023, and 42 in 2024 as project sites. Last year, Sogayongri in Wando-eup, Gumok and Masakri in Nohwa-eup, Donggori in Sinji-myeon, and Gwanjung village in Yaksan-myeon were named "Excellent Best Villages," and the county has been recognized as an "Excellent City/County" for three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024.

Cheon Jongshil, head of the Administrative Support Division of Wando County, stated, "We hope this project will serve as an opportunity to promote active exchanges among residents and restore a sense of community," adding, "We will do our best to achieve good results again this year."

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