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Most polluted cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

16 measured cities, this year; 16 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Kunwi at 78.5 µg/m³, #36 in the world.

Busan: 2 measured citiesGyeonggi-do: 26 measured citiesGyeongsangbuk-do: 16 measured citiesDaegu: 2 measured citiesJeollanam-do: 18 measured citiesChungcheongnam-do: 14 measured citiesGyeongsangnam-do: 13 measured citiesUlsan: 1 measured cityGangwon-do: 14 measured citiesJeollabuk-do: 13 measured citiesNorth Chungcheong: 7 measured cities#16 Pohang: 25.1 µg/m³#15 Gumi: 28.3 µg/m³#14 Gyeongsan-si: 31.3 µg/m³#13 Yeonil: 34.2 µg/m³#12 Cheongsong gun: 39.6 µg/m³#11 Waegwan: 42.2 µg/m³#10 Andong: 42.6 µg/m³#9 Gyeongju: 45.6 µg/m³#8 Gimcheon: 47.3 µg/m³#7 Yecheon: 53.5 µg/m³#6 Sangju: 54.1 µg/m³#5 Mungyeong: 56.4 µg/m³#4 Yeongju: 58.0 µg/m³#3 Hayang: 63.4 µg/m³#2 Eisen: 67.5 µg/m³#1 Kunwi: 78.5 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Kunwi 78.5 µg/m³ 70 µg/m³5 WHO annual guideline
Every measured city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Kunwi 16715.7×
  2. 2Eisen 15913.5×
  3. 3Hayang 15712.7×
  4. 4Yeongju 15311.6×
  5. 5Mungyeong 15211.3×
  6. 6Sangju 14710.8×
  7. 7Yecheon 14510.7×
  8. 8Gimcheon 1309.5×
  9. 9Gyeongju 1269.1×
  10. 10Andong 1188.5×
  11. 11Waegwan 1178.4×
  12. 12Cheongsong gun 1117.9×
  13. 13Yeonil 986.8×
  14. 14Gyeongsan-si 926.3×
  15. 15Gumi 875.7×
  16. 16Pohang 815.0×
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

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Gyeongsangbuk-do cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City7-day estimateBand
Heunghae≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Jenzan≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, PM2.5, this year to 2 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC, smogrank.com/kr/region/gyeongsangbuk-do?w=year.

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Updated 2026-10-02 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.