2,212,526 People... Impact of Major Tourist Attractions' Popularity
Boryeong City in South Chungcheong Province announced on the 3rd that it recorded a cumulative living population of 2.21 million in the third quarter of last year, ranking second among regions with declining populations nationwide and first in South Chungcheong Province.
According to data released on the 27th of last month by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Statistics Korea, Boryeong's living population for the third quarter of 2024 was 612,829 in July, 834,245 in August, and 765,452 in September, totaling 2,212,526. This represents an increase of approximately 290,000 compared to the second quarter of 2023 (1.92 million).
Boryeong, which has established itself as Korea's leading marine tourism city, saw a rise in its living population thanks to the popularity of major tourist attractions such as the summer 'Boryeong Mud Festival', 'Daecheon Beach', and 'Boryeong Naengpung Bath', as well as various other events.
The survey found that the revisit rate of the resident population was 24.6%, the average length of stay was 2.4 days, and the average stay duration was 12.7 hours. The average card spending per visitor was 105,600 won.
The resident population refers to those who stay for more than three hours a day and visit at least once a month for purposes such as commuting, studying, or tourism.
Boryeong City is pursuing various projects with the goal of reaching an annual living population of 10 million, including ▲ revitalizing railway tourism in areas with declining populations ▲ operating the Hometown Love Donation Program ▲ and establishing the Boryeong Workation Base Center.
Kim Dongil, Mayor of Boryeong, stated, "We will strengthen stay-type content linked to local resources to attract a living population and create a vibrant community."
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