Gimje-si to Correct 'Unreasonable Administrative District Boundaries'

Adjustment of Ri and Dong Administrative Districts... For Three Years Starting Next Year

Gimje City (Mayor Jeong Seong-ju) announced on the 6th that it will conduct a comprehensive survey over the next three years until 2026 to correct unreasonable administrative districts and alleviate residents' inconveniences.

According to the county, the survey is due to cases where one land parcel spans two or more administrative districts because of changes such as road construction and other living areas, causing inconvenience to residents and wasting administrative resources.

A panoramic view of Gimje City Hall. [Photo by Gimje City]

The administrative boundaries between villages and neighborhoods originated from cadastral maps drawn based on natural villages in the 1910s, but after more than 110 years, the need for changes has emerged in various places.

The city plans to revise the jurisdiction ordinance regarding unreasonable administrative districts. It will hold business briefings for towns, townships, and neighborhoods, and listen to residents' applications and opinions. The comprehensive survey areas include Gyowol-dong and the western region (Mangyeong-eup, Juksan, Buryang, Seongdeok, Jinbong, and Gwanghwal-myeon).

The city expects that once the unreasonable administrative boundaries are reorganized, the consistency in administration will improve administrative efficiency and enable prompt responses in residents' property rights exercises, land-based development projects, and disasters.

Mayor Jeong Seong-ju of Gimje City said, "We will promote an accurate field survey that considers the residents' intentions to provide practical help to residents and build trust in administration. This is the result of collaboration with the department responsible for ordinance revision (General Affairs Division)."