Yongin City Confirms Division of Yuksam-dong, Jukjeon 1-dong, and Sanghyeon 1-dong

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Park No-hoon] The division of Yuksam-dong, Jukjeon 1-dong, and Sanghyeon 1-dong in Yongin City has been confirmed.

On the 15th, following the final passage of the ordinance amendment related to the division at the second regular session of the 255th Yongin City Council, the city announced that starting September, Yuksam-dong in Cheorin-gu and Jukjeon 1-dong and Sanghyeon 1-dong in Suji-gu will be divided into Yukbuk-dong and Samga-dong, Jukjeon 1-dong and Jukjeon 3-dong, and Sanghyeon 1-dong and Sanghyeon 3-dong, respectively.

The city has been promoting the division of the overpopulated dongs of Yuksam-dong, Jukjeon 1-dong, and Sanghyeon 1-dong since December of last year to provide comprehensive administrative services to citizens and proactively respond to additional population influx.

The city has conducted fact-finding surveys and held resident briefing sessions, and with the passage of the ordinance amendment through the city council today, Yuksam-dong, Jukjeon 1-dong, and Sanghyeon 1-dong will be divided, and Samga-dong, Jukjeon 3-dong, and Sanghyeon 3-dong will be newly established.

Yuksam-dong, where more than 17,000 residents are expected to move in due to development of the Yukbuk District and Yuksam District, will be divided into Yukbuk-dong and Samga-dong according to the statutory dong boundaries.

Jukjeon 1-dong, which has the highest registered population of approximately 56,000 among the city's 35 eups, myeons, and dongs, will be separated into Jukjeon 1-dong and Jukjeon 3-dong, and the inconveniences residents have experienced when using the administrative welfare centers are expected to be resolved.

Sanghyeon 1-dong with a population of approximately 48,000 was the third most populous dong, but with this division, it will be divided into Sanghyeon 1-dong and Sanghyeon 3-dong, and it is expected to be able to serve residents more closely.

With this division, the city's administrative districts will be reorganized from the existing 35 eups, myeons, and dongs (4 eups, 3 myeons, 28 dongs) to 38 eups, myeons, and dongs (4 eups, 3 myeons, 31 dongs), and the city plans to open offices for the newly established dongs by September to provide efficient administrative services to citizens.

A city official stated, "Yongin City had a relatively smaller number of administrative dongs compared to nearby major cities of similar size such as Suwon City with 44 dongs, Seongnam City with 50 dongs, and Goyang City with 39 dongs," and added, "With this division, we have taken a step closer to a metropolitan administrative district system befitting the special city set to launch next year, and we will complete the opening of offices with seamless preparations to provide high-quality administrative services to citizens."

Meanwhile, since 2019, the city has been promoting the division of overpopulated dongs according to the 'Yongin City Administrative District Reorganization (Division) Basic Plan,' and previously divided Youngdeok-dong, Sanggal-dong, and Dongbaek-dong in Giheung-gu into Youngdeok 1 and 2-dong, Sanggal-dong and Bora-dong, and Dongbaek 1, 2, and 3-dong, respectively, in January of last year.