SISTER CITY: Yeongdong-gun – south korea
On June 20, 2017 the Alameda City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the formulation and implementation of Sister City relations between Yeongdong-gun, South Korea and the City of Alameda.
Yeongdong is located in a mountainous region of South Korea, has a population of just over 50,000, and is one of South Korea’s largest wine producing regions. The Sister City relationship is an opportunity for economic, technological, and cultural exchange between the two cities.
Alameda’s Sister City program is a partnership between the City of Alameda and the nonprofit Alameda Sister Cities Association (ASCA). ASCA and City of Alameda staff worked with Yeongdong officials to plan for a delegation visit from Yeongdong to Alameda from July 2-5, 2017, to participate in our 4th of July celebrations.
The Sister City relationship was formalized during this delegation visit on July 3, 2017, at 10:00 am in City Council Chambers, and included remarks from dignitaries including Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer; Councilmember Jim Oddie, District Director of the Office of Assemblymember Rob Bonta; Hee Jeong Matz, Chairperson of the Yeongdong-gun Sister City Subcommittee; Park Se-bok, Mayor of Yeongdong-gun; and Jeong Chun-taek, County Council Chairperson of Yeongdong-gun.
A delegation from Alameda visited Yeongdong from September 20, 2017 to September 24, 2017. The trip was reported in a San Francisco Korea Times article. For an English translation, click here .
Yeongdong is Korea's #1 agricultural city. Click to view a video about Yeongdong.
Our sister city in the Republic of Korea, Yeongdong, is thinking of us here in Alameda. Have a look at this heartfelt video. We all long to see each other again one day soon.
Yeongdong is located in a mountainous region of South Korea, has a population of just over 50,000, and is one of South Korea’s largest wine producing regions. The Sister City relationship is an opportunity for economic, technological, and cultural exchange between the two cities.
Alameda’s Sister City program is a partnership between the City of Alameda and the nonprofit Alameda Sister Cities Association (ASCA). ASCA and City of Alameda staff worked with Yeongdong officials to plan for a delegation visit from Yeongdong to Alameda from July 2-5, 2017, to participate in our 4th of July celebrations.
The Sister City relationship was formalized during this delegation visit on July 3, 2017, at 10:00 am in City Council Chambers, and included remarks from dignitaries including Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer; Councilmember Jim Oddie, District Director of the Office of Assemblymember Rob Bonta; Hee Jeong Matz, Chairperson of the Yeongdong-gun Sister City Subcommittee; Park Se-bok, Mayor of Yeongdong-gun; and Jeong Chun-taek, County Council Chairperson of Yeongdong-gun.
A delegation from Alameda visited Yeongdong from September 20, 2017 to September 24, 2017. The trip was reported in a San Francisco Korea Times article. For an English translation, click here .
Yeongdong is Korea's #1 agricultural city. Click to view a video about Yeongdong.
Our sister city in the Republic of Korea, Yeongdong, is thinking of us here in Alameda. Have a look at this heartfelt video. We all long to see each other again one day soon.
