Sisterhood Date
1997. 5. 21
Overview
- Location: State of Alaska, USA
- Area: 55.8㎢
- Population: 2 thousands people
- Climate: Annual average temperature 4℃ (39.2oF)
- Average temperature in winter: -3.9℃, average temperature in summer: 13.5℃
- Industries: Fishery processed, cargo transportation, railway, coal export, lumbering
- Regional Features
- Developed tourism such as Seward Marine Industrial Center and Kenai Fjords National Park
- At the seaport of Seward, a coal terminal has been in operation to supply coals for Yeocheon Thermal Power Plant of KEPCO. The annual import amount of coal is 800thousand tons
- Transportation
- Railway: Alaska railway that connects Anchorage with Fairbanks shall be available to use during May through September
- Aviation: 45 minutes from Harvey Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Waterway: Alaska High Speed Ferry, Alaska Marine
- Land: Highway Bus Terminal, Freight Carriers, Bus Routs, Taxi, Car Rental Service
- Education
- There are about 500 students in Seward Junior and Senior High School which is the sole coeducation public school. There is one professional training school of vocational school level.
Major Exchange Promotions
| Date | Major Contents |
|---|---|
| 1995.12.20 | Received a letter of hope for sisterhood with Seward City |
| 1996.01.03 | Mayor Luis Bencardino sent the Letter of Intent for sisterhood with Yeocheon-si through Korean Consular Office in Anchorage |
| 1996.03.07 | Hands-on officer of Yeocheon-si sent the letter of hope to survey on local site |
| 1996.03.13 | Received the request letter of visitation from May 20 through 26 from Seward City |
| 1996.04.07 | Received the request letter of official visitation by the mayor of Yeocheon from the mayor of Seward |
| 1996.05.20 | Exchanged the intention of agreement on the preliminary survey of exchange city and the friendship exchange city |
| 1996.10.22 | Mayor of Seward with 9 others participated in Yeocheon-si Turtle Ship Festival |
| 1996.10.23 | Concluded the friendship sisterhood (at Yeochoen City) |
| Exchange Date | Personnel(s) | Purpose of Visitation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invitation | Visitation | ||
| 1996.05.20~05.23 | 12 | Preliminary survey on exchange cities | |
| 1996.10.22~10.24 | 10 | Participated in Yeocheon-si Turtle Ship Festival | |
| 1996.10.23 | Exchanged the written agreement for friendship exchange cities | ||
| 1997.01.21~02.03 | 5 | Implemented international private lodging exchange in Seward City | |
| 1997.08.07~08.12 | 5 | Visited Seward City | |
| 1997.08.14~08.26 | 2 | Participated in the Yeocheon-si International Private Lodging Exchange with Seward City | |
| 2004.08.12~08.16 | 6 | Participated in 5th Yeosu International Youth Festival | |
| 2009.05.02~05.05 | 5 | Participated in 2009 Yeosu Turtle Ship Festival | |
| 2009.10.23~10.25 | 3 | Head and assistant head of Alaska Sealife Center visited | |
| 2012.05.21~05. 25 | 1 | Delegates of International Exchange City visited Yeosu first time | |
| 2019.5.3~5.6 | 5 | Participated in 53th Turtle Ship Festival | |