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While more than half of our people are gathered in the metropolitan area, half of the national governments are on the verge of extinction.



Reporter Yoon Su-jin of G1 broadcaster Yoon Su-jin covered an area in Gangwon-do that once prospered, but is now in danger of maintaining a population of 1,000.



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There was a time when people and money were overflowing.



In the 1960s, the glory of the Jungseok Mining Mill, which was responsible for half of Korea's exports, faded after just over 30 years.



This used to be a hotel, theater, and high-end restaurants, making it the second most popular shopping street after Myeong-dong in Seoul, but now it is an empty street full of closed shops.



The owner, who has been keeping the old shop for 40 years, still can't forget the dazzling days.



[Kim Gwang-gil / Sangdong-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon: Korea Texas.

Speaking of Texas in the United States, this is where it flourished as a mining area.

TV ranked first in the country, in proportion to the population.

The motorcycle ranks first, and the deposit at the post office ranks first in the country.

There was a time like that.] It



was once crowded with 25,000 people, but most of them have left and it is now the least crowded neighborhood in the country.



[Im Ki-soo / Sangdong-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon: Because there are many people and business is good no matter what you do.

It 's hard to see people in the fortress.] Not only were there



birth reports, but death reports were increasing, so the collapse of 1,000 people also entered the countdown.



In this state, the destruction of the village is only a matter of time.



The only countermeasure is the operation of local mines under development.



[Um Kyung-ok / Mayor of Sangdong-eup, Yeongwol-gun: If the number of employees increases, more young people will come, and then the birth registration will be a little less.

It will be difficult to regain that prosperous population then...

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As of last year, the population of the metropolitan area was 50.3% of the total population of the country.



On the other hand, 113 areas, half of the national municipalities, were classified as areas at risk of extinction.



(Video coverage: Lee Kwang-soo G1 Broadcasting)