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

17 cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (278 of 365 days); 17 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Yeongju at 18.4 µg/m³, #407 of 2,745 cities in the world. Cleanest: Dodong-ri at 11.2. 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 10% 9%0
Every city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea ranked for 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
    10%
  2. 2Sangju
    9%
  3. 3Gimcheon
    7%
  4. 4Yeonil
    7%
  5. 5Gumi
    7%
  6. 6Hayang
    7%
  7. 7Pohang
    7%
  8. 8Waegwan
    7%
  9. 9Gyeongsan-si
    6%
  10. 10Kunwi
    6%
  11. 11Andong
    6%
  12. 12Eisen
    6%
  13. 13Mungyeong
    6%
  14. 14Yecheon
    5%
  15. 15Cheongsong gun
    5%
  16. 16Gyeongju
    3%
  17. 17Dodong-ri
    1%
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, 2026 (so far), smogrank.com/kr/region/gyeongsangbuk-do/history/2026 (accessed 6 Oct 2026).

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