This is the 2217th most frequent Korean word.
지역으로
"To the region" or "regionally."
In this sentence, '지역으로' means 'to the area' as the destination of moving.
이제 이 지역으로 이사 가려고 합니다.
I am planning to move to this area now.
Here, '지역으로' indicates 'towards the area' as an objective or target.
그들은 특정 지역으로 자원을 배치했습니다.
They allocated resources towards a specific area.
In this case, '지역으로' is used to mean 'based on regions' or the criteria for division.