Icheon City Ranks 3rd Nationwide in "Citizens' Happiness City" Category of 2nd Korea Sustainable Cities Assessment

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City ranked 3rd nationwide in the "Citizens' Happiness City" category of the "2nd Korea Sustainable Cities Assessment" conducted by the Korea Policy Management Research Institute, placing 15th in the "Innovation Future City" category and 9th in the "Life-Friendly City" category, achieving an overall ranking of 4th nationwide.

This assessment was conducted targeting 17 provincial-level city and provincial governments nationwide and 226 basic local governments, and was based on 88 detailed indicators that comprehensively reflected improvements in residents' quality of life, future growth potential, and environmental sustainability.

The city received consistently excellent evaluations for living environment improvement policies that enhance citizens' daily happiness and safety, expansion of industrial and educational infrastructure for future innovation, and policy implementation that considers environmental and ecological factors.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee of Icheon City stated, "This achievement proves that citizen-centered administration is producing tangible results," adding, "Going forward, we will continue to build a sustainable city of Icheon where the citizens can experience happiness, future innovation, and life-friendly values in harmony."