Four District Offices of Hwaseong Special City Confirmed to Open in February 2025

[Suwon Ilbo= Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The four district offices, Hwaseong Special City's greatest long-standing wish, will finally open on February 4, 2025.

Hwaseong Special City announced on the 23rd that the Ministry of the Interior and Safety approved the establishment of four general-purpose districts in accordance with the Local Autonomy Act.

The names have also been decided. They have been finalized as Mansei, Hyohaeng, Byeongjeom, and Dongtan Districts.

With this, the long-standing wish has been resolved 15 years after the city met the requirements by exceeding a population of 500,000 in 2010.

For reference, the administrative jurisdictions of each district are as follows.

△Mansei District: Ujeong, Hyangnam, Namyang-eup, Mado, Songsan, Seoshin, Paltan, Jangan, Yanggam-myeon, Saesol-dong △Hyohaeng District: Bongdam-eup, Bibong, Maesong, Jeongnam-myeon, Gibae-dong △Byeongjeom District: Jinan, Byeongjeom 1, Byeongjeom 2, Banwol, Hwasan-dong △Dongtan District: Dongtan 1-9 dong.

Additionally, the population of each district as of August 31 last year, including foreign residents, is as follows.

△Mansei District: approximately 286,000 (24.5%), △Hyohaeng District: approximately 165,000 (15.2%), Byeongjeom District: approximately 177,000 (18.0%), △Dongtan District: approximately 420,000 (42.2%).

Hwaseong City plans to amend ordinances related to district establishment and delegated affairs by the end of this year.

Subsequently, the city will reorganize the administrative system by finalizing organizations and personnel and allocating delegated affairs, with plans to complete the relocation of departments in January 2025.

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "I am deeply grateful to the government for making the decision to establish general-purpose districts, one of Hwaseong Special City's greatest long-standing projects," and added, "We will provide customized administrative services tailored to the characteristics of each district office and enhance Hwaseong's appeal."