Industrial Infrastructure

  • Establishing an innovative city, projects for construction of National Industrial Complex of Aviation, Fusion Material·Ceramic Industrial Complex and Root Industries Specialized Complex are in progress.
  • Connected to Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Sacheon General Industrial Complex and the Jinsa Industrial Complex that is exclusive to foreigners
  • Located within 50㎞ of POSCO Gwangyang, Masan Free Trade Zone, Changwon Machinery Industrial Complex and Geoje Shipbuilding etc.

Traffic Network Running in All Directions

  • Expressway (2 routes) : Namhae Expressway, Jinju-Daejeon Expressway
  • National Road (3 routes) : Route 2, 3, and 33
  • Railroad
    • Gyeongjeonseon Railway(KTX)
    • The Southern Inland High-speed Railway from Kimcheon-Jinju-Geoje will be opened in 2028.
  • Airport : Jinju (Sacheon) Airport
  • Port : Samcheonpo Port (20km), Gwangyang Port, Busan New Port, Masan Port (60km)

Abundant Water and Electric Power

  • Industrial water : Namgang Dam (Jinyangho Lake) : 310 million tons
    • The Dam supplies water to Sacheon, Tongyeong, Namhae and Geoje
  • Electric Power : Namgang Dam; 55 million KWh every year
    • Jirisan Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant : 678 million KWh every year
    • Samcheonpo, Hadong Thermoelectric Power Plant : 54,498 million KWh every year → supplies the whole country

Communication

  • 30,000 routes of fiber-optic cable

Distinguished technical professionals

  • 7 universities (4 universities including Gyeongsang National University and 3 colleges)
  • 43 university research institutes