Living in Boryeong for a Month, Establishment of Boryeong Workation Center, etc.
On the 9th, Boryeong City in Chungnam announced that it will promote policies in five areas?culture and tourism, infrastructure development, transportation network construction, foreigner attraction, and relational population formation?to increase the population and revitalize the local economy.
According to the city, Boryeong's population has been decreasing annually, with 98,408 in 2021, 97,157 in 2022, and 95,772 in 2023.
In particular, the population fell below 100,000 in 2021, leading to its classification as a regional extinction area.
Accordingly, the city is shifting the direction of its existing population policies toward attracting a living population and is implementing various policies.
For the culture and tourism sector, nine projects will be promoted, including △nationwide promotion for population attraction △construction of a global marine leisure tourism city △one-month living experience in Boryeong △establishment of Boryeong Workation Center △creation of Boryeong Cultural Theme Park △the 27th Boryeong Mud Festival △2024 Boryeong AMC International Motor Festival △the 16th National Marine Sports Festival △the 5th Island Day event.
In the infrastructure development sector, five projects will be undertaken: △attracting excellent companies to Ungcheon Industrial Complex and Cheongna Agricultural and Industrial Complex △sustainable city development through fostering new industries △construction of Boryeong Youth Center △creation of rural housing complexes (Chungnam-style Live Together) △Boryeong Sports Park Air Dome.
The transportation network construction sector includes two projects: △operation of high-speed rail by 2028 △improving urban quality and residential conditions through road network expansion. In the foreigner attraction sector, three projects will be promoted: △implementation of region-specific visa programs △introduction of foreign seasonal workers (rural/fishing villages), among others. Additionally, one project for the hometown love donation system will be promoted to form a relational population, focusing administrative efforts on attracting a living population.
Mayor Kim Dong-il stated, “We will do our best to create a virtuous cycle of increasing the living population through improving residential conditions, expanding infrastructure, and creating jobs to make Boryeong a better place to live.”
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