Emerging as the national foundation due to the coastal oriented geographic layout
For the Korean peninsula to play its role as the hub of trade in Northeast Asia, it is very important that a 21st century infrastructure be formed centered on the coastal region that is open and conducive to international logistical needs.
- The previous inland centered axis between Seoul and Busan is changing to a coastal centered axis’ consisting of a south coast axis, west coast axis and east coast axis.
Located at the node between the south coast axis and west coast axis, the province is emerging as the optimal place for marine logistics and tourism as well as industrial manufacturing.
Optimal place as a base for trade with fast developing China
The fast development of China and the Northeast Asia Economic Zone consisting of Korea, China and Japan are expected to provide immense opportunities for Jeollanam-do
- Only 597km from Shanghai, the largest market center in China
- 51 cities with more than 1 million population within 1,200km (2 hours’ fight)
Because of its geographical proximity and similar culture, a lot of Chinese tourists are expected to visit the province and it has a great potential for rapidly growing tourism industry.
- 10 milllion couples are married every year in Chine and 5% of them are at high or medium income classes. Since their income level improves, overseas trip is expected to increase.
Demand for Overseas Trip in China
2005
25 million people
2020
100 million people
Preserving competitive marine resources and a natural environment that satisfies the demands for ‘well-being.’
Having well preserved beautiful marine and island resources, Jeollanam-do
has the potential to meet the trend of marine leisure and environment-friendly tours for hands-on experience.
- Archipelago: 1,965 islands (62% of national-wide islands)
- Southwest coast mudflats: 1,054㎢(44% of the entire national coast, one of the world’s top five mudflats)
- World top quality solar salt : 2,799 ha salt farms (76% of the entire nation) 82% of nationwide production
Especially, the long coast (6,419 km, 50% of nation-wide coast length) is one of the world's longest coastlines, advantageous to the development of marine tourism.
- Coastline per 1,000㎢: Jeollanam-do 534km, 3.2 times longer than Denmark’s coast of 169 km.
- Coastline per 1 million population: Jeollanam-do 3,179km, 2.4 times longer than Denmark's coast of 1,351km.
In addition, meeting the trend of sustainable development and high quality of living, Jeollanam-do has superior amenity and cleanness, comparing with other places.
- Optimal place for a ‘well-being village’, ideal place for the elderly, optimal place for a healthy ‘life in Slow Cities’
- Can develop value added resort industry with rich historical, cultural and art resource.
Optimal place for new/renewable energy industtries
The new/renewable energy industries are developing annually at 20~30% worldwide and are emerging as prospective new industries of the 21st century.
Korea proclaimed year 2004 as the first year for new/renewable energy development, initiating plans to develop the energy industries at full pace. Jeollanam-do has been evaluated as the optimal place for new/renewable energy industries.
- Reserving competitive resources such as solar(plenty of sunshine), wind(Shinan) and tidal(Jindo) power.
- Korea Electric Power Corporation, an international total energy group, has relocated to Naju Joint Innovation City.
- A new/renewable energy foundation is being carried out as one of the 4 major objectives of the Southwest Comprehensive Development Plan
- The government selected new/renewable energy as a leading industry of the metropolitan economic zone.
