Gapyeong-gun Completes 'Gapyeong Ieumteo'... Expected to Serve as a Hub for Culture and Welfare

Core Facility of the Rural Hub Revitalization Project
A New Space for Resident Interaction

Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province (Governor Seo Tae-won) announced on the 25th that it held a completion ceremony for ‘Gapyeong Ieumteo,’ created as part of the Gapyeong-eup Rural Hub Revitalization Project, on the 21st.

Gapyeong-gun held a completion ceremony for 'Gapyeong Ieumteo,' created as part of the Gapyeong-eup Rural Hub Revitalization Project, on the 21st. Photo by Gapyeong-gun

The Rural Hub Revitalization Project has been promoted with an investment of 18.2 billion KRW from 2019 to 2024 after being selected in a public contest by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in 2018. Through this project, the county has carried out various living environment improvement projects such as establishing a win-win market, remodeling bus stops, and operating resident capacity-building programs.

The newly completed Gapyeong Ieumteo is a core facility of the Rural Hub Revitalization Project, with a total investment of 9.8 billion KRW. Built with one basement floor and four above-ground floors, Gapyeong Ieumteo consists of △1st floor: toy library and local food unmanned sales center △2nd floor: Gapyeong-gun Family Center △3rd floor: youth zone, cooking practice room, youth communication room, multipurpose conference room △4th floor: auditorium. Accordingly, Gapyeong Ieumteo is expected to be utilized as a complex cultural and welfare space as well as a place for resident interaction in the future.

The completion ceremony was attended by more than 150 guests and residents, including Governor Seo Tae-won, members of the Gapyeong County Council, and Lim Gwang-hyun, a member of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly. They participated in the unveiling event and facility tour, wishing for Gapyeong Ieumteo to become a regional hub going forward.

Governor Seo Tae-won said, “I hope Gapyeong Ieumteo will provide various cultural and welfare services and establish itself as a space for resident communication,” adding, “We will continue to create a happy Gapyeong that residents can feel through culture and welfare.”

Meanwhile, Gapyeong-gun completed the Bukmyeon Ieumteo last year and secured a total of 30 billion KRW, including 21 billion KRW in national funds, through the Rural Agreement public contest project. Through this, rural hub and base establishment projects are being promoted in four areas: Seorak-myeon, Cheongpyeong-myeon, Sang-myeon, and Jojong-myeon, accelerating the expansion of living SOC to improve the quality of life for residents.