Gimpo City Wins Grand Prize in Culture and Tourism at the "Korea Local Government Administration Awards"

Enhancing Regional Competitiveness Through the Integration of Environment, Art, and Festivals
Recognized for Fostering Cultural Festivals Enjoyed by Citizens
Kim Byungsoo: "A Shared Achievement with Citizens, Leaping Forward as a Leading Cultural Tourism City in the Metropolitan Area"

Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Byungsoo) received the Grand Prize in the Basic Local Government Culture and Tourism category at the "2025 Korea Local Government Administration Awards" ceremony held on the 19th at Harmony Hall in KG Tower, Seoul.

Gimpo City received the Grand Prize in the Basic Local Government Culture and Tourism category at the "2025 Korea Local Government Administration Awards" ceremony held on the 19th at Harmony Hall in KG Tower, Seoul. Provided by Gimpo City

The "Korea Local Government Administration Awards" is a prestigious ceremony hosted by Edaily and sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, among others. It annually recognizes outstanding local governments nationwide by evaluating their innovative administrative achievements.

This award is the result of Gimpo City being highly praised for strengthening tourism content by actively utilizing the region's unique cultural, ecological, and industrial infrastructure, as well as fostering cultural festivals that citizens can enjoy together since the launch of the 8th popularly elected administration.

In particular, several initiatives have significantly enhanced Gimpo's brand value: establishing a landmark in the border area by attracting Starbucks to Aegibong Peace Ecological Park; creating waterfront-specialized city festivals through the Raveniche Festival and Ara Marine Festival; and, for the first time in the nation, transforming an industrial facility into a work of art with the "Gimpo City Resource Recovery Center Chimney of Light."

Kim Byungsoo, Mayor of Gimpo City, stated, "This award is an achievement that externally recognizes the potential for Gimpo's culture and tourism sector to take another leap forward. As Gimpo's efforts to transform chimneys into art and everyday life into festivals have been acknowledged nationwide, we will continue to discover unique content exclusive to Gimpo City and develop it into a city where both citizens and tourists can enjoy."

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