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Anseong City Receives Approval for “2040 Urban Basic Plan”

Blueprint for a Future City with a Planned Population of 280,000

Laying the Foundation for Growth Centered on Semiconductors and Railways

Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province is accelerating its efforts to become a future advanced industrial city by establishing a long-term development blueprint that reflects a planned population of 280,000 by 2040.

‘2040 Anseong Urban Basic Plan’ finally approved by Gyeonggi Province. Provided by Anseong City

On May 20, the city announced that it had received final approval from Gyeonggi Province for the "Anseong City Basic Plan 2040," which outlines the city's long-term development direction.

This plan is significant because, unlike the "Urban and County Basic Plan Guidelines," which set a limit of 105% of Statistics Korea's population projection (226,000 people), Anseong's planned population was set at 280,000—about 124%—in recognition of the city's growth potential and regional characteristics.

For the vision of the new city basic plan, Anseong City reflected the opinions of the Anseong Citizens Planning Group, composed of citizens and experts, presenting the goal of "Anseong, a future cultural city tailored to its people, where people, jobs, culture, and environment converge and harmonize."

The urban spatial structure has been set as a "1 central city–1 sub-center–1 regional center–6 district centers" system, in response to new development projects and the expansion of metropolitan transportation networks such as the Seoul-Sejong Expressway. Through this structure, the city aims to flexibly respond to urban growth and achieve balanced regional development.

The city also established development strategies by dividing the area into three living zones: western, central, and eastern.

The western living zone will be developed as a strategic residential hub centered on the Gongdo-eup sub-center. The central living zone will focus on strengthening the core functions of Anseong's downtown and promote mixed-use development around the station area. The eastern living zone will encourage regional revitalization by fostering customized housing and specialized industries, particularly around the Juksan area.

For land use planning, 33,427㎢ of Anseong City's total administrative area of 553,460㎢ have been designated as urbanized land, and 18,435㎢ as future urbanized land, while the remaining 501,598㎢ are set as conservation areas.

In particular, by reflecting the industrial complex development plan—including the Anseong semiconductor materials, components, and equipment campus—the city secured 4,933㎢ of planned industrialized land, laying the foundation for its growth into a future advanced industrial city. This also includes plans for industrial complexes in line with the "2040 Gyeonggi Western and Eastern SOC Mega-Development Vision."

In the transportation sector, the plan highlights the expansion of metropolitan transportation networks, including three railway lines—the Pyeongtaek-Bubal Line, the Dongtan–Cheongju Airport metropolitan railway, and the Jamsil–Cheongju Airport metropolitan express railway—as well as the Seoul–Sejong Expressway. The city also plans to enhance connectivity between living zones and improve public transportation services by building a circular road network, establishing a smart multi-modal transfer platform, and expanding demand-responsive transit (DRT) buses.

Additionally, the city has developed sector-specific plans, including: ▲consumer-centered housing supply, ▲reduction of fine dust and livestock odors, ▲landscape improvement, ▲creation of tourism and water resource-linked parks, ▲establishment of disaster-prevention urban systems, ▲promotion of semiconductor materials, components, and equipment, as well as secondary battery industries, and ▲expansion of social and educational welfare.

The head of Anseong City's Urban Policy Division stated, "Based on the Anseong City Basic Plan 2040, we will steadily implement development strategies and customized projects for each living zone to suit the region's characteristics," adding, "We will do our utmost to help Anseong City emerge as the leading city in southern Gyeonggi Province, equipped with new growth engines."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.