Icheon City Ranks 3rd Nationally in "Citizen Happiness City" Category of 2nd Korea Sustainable City Evaluation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon City ranked 3rd nationally in the "Citizen Happiness City" category, 15th in the "Innovation Future City" category, and 9th in the "Life-Friendly City" category in the "2nd Korea Sustainable City Evaluation" hosted by the Korea Policy Management Research Institute (KPMRI), achieving 4th place overall nationally.

This evaluation was conducted targeting 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide and 226 basic local governments, based on 88 detailed indicators comprehensively reflecting improvements in residents' quality of life, future growth potential, and environmental sustainability.

The city received consistently excellent evaluations in policies improving living environments that enhance citizens' daily happiness and safety, expansion of industrial and educational infrastructure for future innovation, and policy promotion considering environment and ecology.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee of Icheon City stated, "This achievement demonstrates that citizen-centered administration is producing tangible results," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to develop a sustainable city of Icheon where citizen-felt happiness, future innovation, and life-friendly values harmonize."