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Pyeongdong Foreign Investment Zone
Objective
Designed to promote foreign investment in high-tech businesses and further develop cutting-edge technologies for domestic industries
Location
Jangrok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City
History
- March 8, 1993 ground-breaking (first phase)
- October 13, 1994 designated as Gwangju foreign invested company complex (Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy Notification No. 1994-128)
- May 27, 1996 received approval for development project (Iksan Regional Construction and Management Office Notification No. 1996-113)
- August 17, 2001 designated as Gwangju Pyeongdong foreign invested company complex (Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy Notification No. 2001-97)
- December 24, 2001 construction permit granted for the first section of Gwangju Pyeongdong (Gwangju Metropolitan Government Notification No. 2001-179)
- October 14, 2002 ground-breaking (second phase)
- February 11, 2005 completion (second phase)
Land use and infrastructure
| Land use(1000㎡) | Infrastructure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | factories | support facilities |
public place |
greens | water (1000 tons/day) |
electricity (1000kw) |
communi- cations (cable) |
sewer (10,000 tons/day) |
| 1,233 | 958 | 3 | 123 | 149 | 39.2 | 1,200 | 5,200 | 6 |
- land price for factories (2008) : KRW 63/㎡ on a monthly basis (in case of failing to meet qualifications: KRW 660/㎡, monthly)
- - changes in leasing price: (1999~2004) KRW 40/㎡, (2005) KRW 45/㎡,(2006) KRW 50/㎡, (2007) KRW 57/㎡
Companies expected to move into the complex
| classification | total | food/ beverage | petrochemical | non-metal | electronics/ electricity | transport equipment | others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| com- panies |
total | 56 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 17 |
| in operation |
51 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 16 | |
| under construction |
3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| before ground breaking |
2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| number of employees |
2,267 | 22 | 95 | 3 | 495 | 1,213 | 439 | |
Production output
KRW 518.3 billion in production and $35,405,000 in export
Conditions of location
Transportation
- expressway : Dongrim interchange on Honam expressway
[317.5km to Seoul (289.8km between Cheonan and Nonsan), 349.6km to Busan] - railroad : from Songjung station on Honam line(344.1km to Seoul, 329.8km to Busan, 66.8km to Mokpo)
- airway : Gwangju airport (charter flights to Seoul, Jeju, international flights), within a 50 minute drive to Muan international airport
- port : 90 minute drive to Gwangyang port, 80 minutes to Mokpo port,130 minutes to Yeosu and Gunsan ports
industrial waste : particular industrial waste
Facility maintenance
- road management director of construction management headquarters : road wider than 20m
- facility maintenance director of waterworks management headquarters and head of northern office: waterworks
- head of Gwangsan-gu borough office: road with width less than 20 m and auxiliary components of entire roads in the complex (tree-lined streets, lamp posts, parking pace, sidewalks, sewer system), greens, parks and other facilities
Related parties
- Supervisory authority: Minister of Knowledge Economy (location governing team)
- - Address : (zip code 427-723) 1 Jingang-dong, Gwacheon city, Gyeonggi province
- - Tel : +82-2-2110-5303 / FAX : +82-2-941-8240
- Supervisory authority: Gwangju Metropolitan City Mayor (Industry/Employment Division
in Bureau of Economy and Industry)
- - Address : (zip code 502-702) Naebang-ro 410 (Chipyeong-dong 1200), Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City
- - Tel : +82-62-613-3823 / FAX : +82-62-613-3819
- Commissioned management authority: chief director for Southwest region,
Korea Industrial Complex Corporation
- - Address : (zip code 506-470) Hightech Center, Cheomdan 3 gil 91(Daechon-dong 958-14), Buk-gu, Gwangju
- - Tel : +82-62-970-4222 / FAX : +82-62-970-4229


