Hyangnam-eup in Hwaseong Surpasses 50,000 in Population

Following Hwaseong's overall population surpassing 500,000 last month, Hyangnam-eup has also surpassed 50,000 residents.

According to officials at the Hyangnam-eup office, Jung Mo-ssi (32, male), who was residing in Yonghwa-dong, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, registered a change of address at the eup office on the afternoon of the 4th at approximately 1 p.m., marking the moment Hyangnam-eup's population reached 50,000.

Jung relocated to a residential complex in Hyangnam-eup and registered his change of address to reduce commute time to Kia Motors, his workplace.

The eup office held a celebration on the morning of the 7th with Eup Chief Jo Eun-hyeong and others in attendance to warmly welcome the 50,000th resident.

At the event, Song Su-bae, chairman of the resident autonomous committee, and Kim Seon-geun, chairman of the head of household council, presented gift certificates worth 100,000 won each to Jung in celebration. Kang Gye-hwan, representative of Samsung Digital Plaza's Banan branch, also presented an electronic product voucher worth 150,000 won, conveying the warmth of the Hyangnam community.

Hyangnam-eup had a population of 17,482 in 2005, 30,603 in 2008, and has now surpassed 50,000 this year, becoming a region where the population has more than doubled over five years.

Currently, Hwaseong has a total of 23 eup, myeon, and dong districts, of which only two areas—Bongdam-eup and Hyangnam-eup—have populations exceeding 50,000.