Jeongseon County Designates Imgye Songgye-ri as 'Rural Vitalization Promotion District'... Local Food Center and Sports Park to Be Established

Jeongseon County Invests 20.7 Billion Won
Anticipates Regional Revitalization

Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, announced on December 7 that it has designated and announced 172,578 square meters around 957 Songgye-ri, Imgye-myeon as a Rural Vitalization Promotion District.

Jeongseon County has designated and announced 172,578 square meters around 957 Songgye-ri, Imgye-myeon as a Rural Vitalization Promotion District. Provided by Jeongseon County

This designation targets the Imgye Songgye-ri area, which was reviewed and approved at the 2nd Comprehensive Plan Deliberation Committee for Future Industry Global City held on November 24, 2025. The designation of the Rural Vitalization Promotion District is being carried out in accordance with the Gangwon Special Act, which aims to ease strict regulations in agricultural promotion areas, thereby facilitating the development of underdeveloped regions and encouraging private investment.

The county conducted a demand survey and established a basic plan for the project in March 2025, then applied for the designation of the Rural Vitalization Promotion District to Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province in June. After receiving advice from the Farmland Management Committee in September, the new designation was approved at the Comprehensive Plan Deliberation Committee for Future Industry Global City in November.

A total of 20.7 billion won will be invested in this Rural Vitalization Promotion District project. The county will allocate 400 million won for changes to the county management plan and implementation plan services required to lift the agricultural promotion area designation, 10 billion won for the construction of a local food complex cultural center, and 10.3 billion won for the creation of a healing tour sports park (sports facility). From 2026, the county plans to proceed with land compensation for the incorporated sites and aims to complete the project by 2028.

Considering the ongoing population decline, aging, labor shortages, and shrinking consumption in the Imgye area, which have led to a decrease in local economic vitality, the county is seeking to revitalize the economy by establishing living infrastructure and creating specialized regional facilities. The local food complex cultural center will serve as an industrial hub for the region, while the healing tour sports park will be developed as a leisure space for residents and to attract tourists. Through these efforts, the county expects to improve the living conditions in the Imgye living zone and promote population inflow.

Jeon Sanggeun, Director of Agricultural Policy, said, "By easing regulations in agricultural promotion areas, we will improve the living environment and settlement conditions for local residents, and create specialized living and economic infrastructure to build a vibrant future for the Imgye area."

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