Gyeonggi Province Land Area Expanded by Area Equivalent to Bucheon City Over Past Decade

[Suwon Ilbo=Kim Ahyeon Reporter] Over the past 10 years, registered land area in Gyeonggi Province's cadastral records has expanded by an amount equivalent to the entire area of Bucheon City.

According to data analyzed by the province based on cadastral statistics from 2009 to 2018 released on the 4th, the registered land area in Gyeonggi Province's cadastral records as of the end of 2018 was 10,187.8㎢, an increase of 51.9㎢ compared to 10,135.9㎢ in 2009.

This represents approximately 97% of Bucheon City's entire area of 53.4㎢.

Cadastral records document information about land including its location, shape, parcel number, and boundaries, and are referred to as the 'land registry.' Cadastral books are official documents that certify such information.

The main factors behind the increase were ▲31.8㎢ of undeveloped land in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and non-military control zones in Yeoncheon County in 2010, followed by ▲10.2㎢ of the Ansan and Siheung Sihwa Multi-Techno Valley project site created through reclamation of tidal flats ▲4.7㎢ of Hwaseong's Songsan Green City project site ▲3.1㎢ of Pyeongtaek Port logistics complex project site, among others. The province also explained that ▲2.1㎢ from newly registered previously omitted land in cadastral records was added to the cadastral books.

During this period, land for living-related purposes such as residential land, warehouses, and factory sites increased from 643.5㎢ in 2009 to 842㎢ in 2018, an increase of 198.5㎢, while transportation infrastructure land such as roads and railways increased from 378.7㎢ in 2009 to 468.8㎢ in 2018, an increase of 90.1㎢. In contrast, forests, fields, and orchards decreased from 7,882.7㎢ to 7,503.5㎢ during the same period, a decline of 379.1㎢.

Meanwhile, within the province, Yangpyeong County has the largest area at 877.7㎢ (8.6%), followed by Gapyeong County at 843.3㎢ (8.3%) and Pocheon City at 826.7㎢ (8.1%), while Guri City has the smallest area at 33.3㎢, followed by Gwacheon City at 35.9㎢ and Gunpo City at 36.4㎢.

In terms of parcel numbers, Hwaseong City had the most at 488,118 parcels (9.9%), followed by Pyeongtaek City at 362,767 parcels (7.3%) and Yongin City at 319,898 parcels (6.5%), while Gwacheon City had the fewest at 16,648 parcels, followed by Gunpo City at 21,669 parcels and Guri City at 27,533 parcels.

By land classification, forests occupied the largest area at 5,337㎢ (52.4%), followed by paddies at 1,243.6㎢ (12.2%), fields at 901.3㎢ (8.8%), and residential land at 577.8㎢ (5.7%). The smallest categories included hot springs and mineral spring sites at 180㎡, fish farms at 1,168,000㎡, and gas station sites at 4,112,000㎡.

Cadastral statistics are also available on the Gyeonggi Provincial Government website (www.gg.go.kr, Open Government / Information Disclosure / Pre-announced Information / Cadastral Statistics).