Suwon, Hwaseong, and Gyeonggi Province Sign Joint Agreement on Administrative Boundary Adjustment

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, and Hwaseong City signed a 'Joint Agreement on Administrative Boundary Adjustment between Suwon and Hwaseong' on the 23rd.

Suwon City, Hwaseong City, and Gyeonggi Province have decided to join forces to minimize residential inconvenience arising from the administrative boundary adjustment process going forward.

The joint signing ceremony held at Gyeonggi Province Government's situation room was attended by Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, and Hwaseong Mayor Seo Chul-mo.

According to the agreement, Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, and Hwaseong City have decided to cooperate so that residents in boundary adjustment target areas can settle well in their respective incorporated regions.

In addition, they have agreed to cooperate in transferring various administrative affairs resulting from the change of administrative boundaries and resolving inconveniences for residents expected to move in.

Gyeonggi Province has decided to actively support administrative matters resulting from the boundary adjustment.

Part of Banjeong-dong in Hwaseong City, where administrative boundary adjustment is being discussed, is shaped like the letter 'n' and penetrates deeply into the Sindong district, surrounded on three sides by Suwon City.

To reasonably adjust the irregular administrative boundary, an equal area exchange (1,988,250 ㎡) is planned between the Mangpo-dong vicinity in Suwon (Mangpo 4 District, Blocks 4 and 5) and the Banjeong-dong vicinity in Hwaseong City (part of Sindong district, Banjeong 2 District, Blocks 1 and 2).

Suwon City Council unanimously passed the 'Opinion Inquiry on Suwon-Hwaseong Boundary Adjustment' at the plenary session held on June 25. Hwaseong City Council passed the 'Opinion Inquiry on Administrative Boundary Change between Banjeong-dong, Hwaseong and Mangpo-dong, Yeongdong-gu, Suwon' with approval at the plenary session held on October 28.

On the 20th, the Gyeonggi Province Council passed the opinion inquiry on boundary adjustment between Suwon's Mangpo-dong and Hwaseong's Banjeong-dong. With this agreement, the administrative boundary adjustment between Suwon and Hwaseong has taken another step forward.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young said, "Hwaseong and Suwon are drawing their future together based on the 'Sansuwhwa (Osan·Suwon·Hwaseong) Mutual Cooperation Council,'" and added, "The administrative boundary adjustment between the two cities will serve as a model for inter-city metropolitan administration."