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Most polluted cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, February 2026

17 cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 28 days. Worst: Yeongju at 32.6 µg/m³, #220 of 2,841 cities in the world. Cleanest: Dodong-ri at 15.0. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.

← Yeongju 32% 30%0
Every city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea ranked for February 2026, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Yeongju
    32%
  2. 2Sangju
    29%
  3. 3Waegwan
    25%
  4. 4Gimcheon
    25%
  5. 5Andong
    25%
  6. 6Hayang
    25%
  7. 7Cheongsong gun
    25%
  8. 8Mungyeong
    25%
  9. 9Kunwi
    25%
  10. 10Gumi
    21%
  11. 11Gyeongsan-si
    21%
  12. 12Yeonil
    21%
  13. 13Yecheon
    21%
  14. 14Eisen
    21%
  15. 15Pohang
    18%
  16. 16Gyeongju
    14%
  17. 17Dodong-ri
    4%
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, PM2.5, February 2026, smogrank.com/kr/region/gyeongsangbuk-do/history/2026-02 (accessed 7 Oct 2026).

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