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AI from the Island: Volume 1, Chapter 6: 650,000 visitors may pass through, but village livelihoods stay stuck in place
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- A column says Ganghwa-gun's living population reaches 658,902 people, yet the flow of tourists does not translate into village livelihoods.
- According to Incheon city data, Ganghwa-gun's living population in the second quarter of 2024 was about 9.58 times its registered resident population, and only Ganghwa-gun and Ongjin-gun are classified as areas at risk of population extinction.
- Ganghwa-gun has secured 500 million won in national funds through the Ganghwa Living Area Circular Economy Project and plans to link tourist spending to circulation within the village.
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