Dobong District Administrative Satisfaction Reaches 94.5%... Residents Call It a "Great Healing City"

Average Satisfaction Rate of 91.6% Across Eight Key Areas
Mayor Oh Eunseok: "District Administration Plan to Be Established Based on Administrative Demands"

Dobong District in Seoul (Mayor Oh Eunseok) announced on the 29th that, according to the results of the "2025 Dobong District Administrative Demand Survey" conducted to mark the third anniversary of the 8th popularly elected administration, administrative satisfaction reached 94.5%.

This survey was commissioned to the professional agency National Research & Consulting Group and conducted through one-on-one in-person interviews from August 19 to August 26. A total of 1,024 residents participated, with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points.

Oh Eunseok, the mayor of Dobong District, is having a conversation with residents at the "2025 Dobong District Administrative Demand Survey" policy discussion workshop on August 5. Provided by Dobong District.

The demand survey consisted of 39 questions, designed by incorporating the opinions of 12 experts, including professors and researchers, as well as representatives from each neighborhood. Satisfaction with the operation of the 8th administration was 94.5%, with respondents indicating they were "satisfied." The average satisfaction rate across eight key project areas was 91.6%.

The area with the highest satisfaction was the expansion of leisure facilities such as parks and streams (95.2%), followed by the expansion of transportation infrastructure (93.7%), support for the socially vulnerable and improvement of health and welfare services (91.9%), promotion of culture and sports (91.7%), and revitalization of the local economy (91.5%).

In the policy preference survey, top priorities included "improving the environment of Line 1 subway stations in summer and winter" (transportation), "creating learning spaces outside of schools" (youth), "establishing community communication spaces and rest areas" (middle-aged and older adults), and "building an automated disaster response system" (smart technology).

Regarding residential satisfaction, 90.2% rated Dobong District as "a good place to live," citing the natural environment (18.2%) and culture and leisure activities (16.2%) as the main factors. As for trust in the district’s development, 82.9% responded that "it will become a better place to live."

In open-ended questions, residents identified "job creation for youth, seniors, women, and the middle-aged" (17.5%), "establishment of infrastructure such as large shopping malls and major hospitals" (11.3%), and "expansion of public cultural facilities" (9.6%) as essential projects.

The current image of the mayor was most commonly described as a "driven policy expert" (20.1%), while the most desired image for the mayor was "an expert in crisis management for disasters and conflicts" (14.8%). The city image that received the highest response was "a healing city with a natural environment bestowed by nature" (31.9%).

Oh Eunseok, mayor of Dobong District, stated, "Based on the administrative demands expressed by Dobong residents, we will establish the 2026 district administration plan and successfully conclude the 8th popularly elected administration."

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