Gyeonggi Province Develops 'Capital Region Regulation Map'

Gyeonggi Province created a 'Capital Region Regulation Map' on the 3rd that comprehensively outlines the current capital region regulations applied within the province and the areas subject to these regulations.

According to the regulation map, the major capital region regulations currently imposed on Gyeonggi Province are five in nature: the Capital Region Adjustment Plan Act (amended law), the Paldang Special Countermeasure Zone, water source protection areas, military facility protection zones, and development restriction zones.

Among these, the amended law that restricts industrial sites such as the factory quota system and prohibits new university construction and expansion applies to 10,183㎢, which is 86% of the total applicable area of 11,782㎢, effectively binding the entire Gyeonggi Province under this law.

Additionally, the Paldang Special Countermeasure Zone, which prohibits the installation of buildings, restaurants, factories and other facilities above a certain scale, covers 2,102㎢ across seven cities and counties including Gapyeong, Yangpyeong, and Namyangju, accounting for 21% of the province's total area.

Furthermore, Yeoncheon and Paju, whose combined area exceeds Seoul's entire area (605㎢), are respectively bound by military facility protection zone regulations at 98% (682㎢) and 97% (651㎢) of their total areas, making development impossible.

Additionally, out of the nation's 4,034㎢ of development restriction zones, 1,251㎢ (31%) is designated as green belt in Gyeonggi Province. By region, 89% of Uiwang, 86% of Hanam, and 75% of Siheung are green belts.

A provincial official stated, "Gyeonggi Province cannot properly construct even a single decent factory due to these regulations, resulting in successive withdrawals of investment by major domestic and foreign corporations," adding "the cumulative losses from this situation have exceeded 54 trillion won."