K-Address Launches in Mongolia's Capital... Street Name Signs to Be Installed by 2029

11 Billion Won Official Development Assistance (ODA) Project
Modernizing Mongolia’s Address System with the Korean-Style Model by 2029

The project to modernize Mongolia’s address information system, based on the Korean-style address system, has officially kicked off in the Ger district of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

Modernization Project of the Korean-Style Mongolian Address System. Provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

On September 10, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that Korean-style street name signs and building number plates would be installed on the roads of the Ger district in Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar.

The core of the Korean-style address system is the method for designating road sections and assigning building numbers. Basic numbers are placed along the road at 20-meter intervals, with odd numbers on the left and even numbers on the right. In areas with no buildings, the national point number system is also applied.

This is the first time the Korean-style address system is being systematically applied overseas, with Mongolia serving as the inaugural case. In September 2024, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety signed a memorandum of understanding with Mongolia’s Cabinet Secretariat in Ulaanbaatar to establish Mongolia's address system and to maintain and advance bilateral cooperation in the field of addresses. In the same month, a Korean-style street name sign, ‘SEOUL street,’ was installed on 'Seoul Street' in Ulaanbaatar.

From September 9 to September 11, Kim Minjae, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, is in Mongolia to meet with Bat Tumur Enkhbayar, Minister of Mongolia’s Cabinet Secretariat. They are sharing progress on the Mongolia Address Modernization Project based on the Korean-style address system and discussing future areas of cooperation.

Additionally, Kim Minjae attended the kick-off ceremony for the “Project to Strengthen Digital Public Administration Capabilities through Modernization of Mongolia’s Address Information”, requesting collaboration for the successful implementation of the project, which will run from 2026 to 2029. The project will be carried out as part of an official development assistance (ODA) program, with a total budget of 11 billion won from 2026 to 2029.

Going forward, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to speed up its cooperation and support for address modernization projects in three African countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana) and two Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan), using Mongolia—the first country to adopt the Korean-style address system—as a model.

Vice Minister Kim stated, “Addresses are critical national infrastructure that connect administrative services to people’s daily lives and safety. As exchanges of people and goods with Mongolia continue to increase, we will actively support the overseas expansion of Korea’s address industry to Mongolia and beyond through this project.”

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