Yongin City Splits Yurim-dong in Cheoin-gu into Yurim 1-dong and Yurim 2-dong in July

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 14th that partial amendments to four ordinances, including the 'Ordinance on Names and Jurisdictional Areas of Legal Dongs and Lis in Yongin City,' which contain measures to split Yurim-dong in Cheoin-gu into Yurim 1-dong and Yurim 2-dong, have been finalized.

The partial amendment ordinance containing the details of Yurim-dong's split passed final approval at the '2nd plenary session of the 290th extraordinary session of the Yongin City Council' on the 14th, with Yurim-dong to be split into Yurim 1-dong and Yurim 2-dong in July of this year.

Yurim-dong, where the split has been decided, has experienced the beginning of full-scale occupancy of apartment complexes in urban development project areas including △Bopyeong District △Jindeok District △Yubang District △Gorim District, resulting in a population increase of approximately 9,000 people, with continued population inflow expected in the future. The population exceeded 50,000 on October 28, 2024, and as of December 31, the population of Yurim-dong was tallied at 51,752.

In April, the city will reflect the necessary budget for the split in the '2025 First Supplementary Budget' and in July will change the name of the 'Yurim-dong Administrative Welfare Center' to 'Yurim 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center' and newly open the 'Yurim 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center' to begin operations.

Yurim-dong is divided into administrative dongs based on the Gyeongan Stream. 'Yurim 1-dong' covers an area of 7 km² and oversees Yubang-dong Yubang 1-tong to 6-tong and 10-tong to 15-tong. As of December 31 last year, 6,291 households with 13,051 residents live there.

'Yurim 2-dong' covers an area of 6.5 km² and handles Yubang-dong Yubang 7-tong to 9-tong and Gorim-dong Gorim 1-tong to 26-tong, with 14,681 households and 37,931 residents as of December 31 last year.

Following Yurim-dong's split, the city will reorganize its administrative divisions from the existing 38 eups, myeons, and dongs (4 eups, 3 myeons, 31 dongs) to 39 eups, myeons, and dongs with one additional dong.