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Most polluted cities in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

13 measured cities, last 7 days; 2 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Wanju at 16.5 µg/m³, #276 in the world.

Gyeongsangbuk-do: 16 measured citiesJeollanam-do: 16 measured citiesChungcheongnam-do: 14 measured citiesGwangju: 2 measured citiesDaejeon: 1 measured cityGyeongsangnam-do: 13 measured citiesJeollabuk-do: 13 measured citiesNorth Chungcheong: 7 measured cities#13 Jinan-gun: 9.3 µg/m³#12 Koch'ang: 10.5 µg/m³#11 Imsil: 11.0 µg/m³#10 Jeonju: 11.4 µg/m³#9 Changsu: 11.6 µg/m³#8 Iksan: 12.4 µg/m³#7 Namsa: 12.5 µg/m³#6 Nangen: 12.7 µg/m³#5 Gunsan: 13.6 µg/m³#4 Buan: 14.1 µg/m³#3 Jeongeup: 14.2 µg/m³#2 Kimje: 15.9 µg/m³#1 Wanju: 16.5 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Wanju 16.5 µg/m³ 15 µg/m³ WHO 24-hour guideline0
Every measured city in Jeollabuk-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. 1Wanju 24
  2. 2Kimje 23
  3. 3Jeongeup 21
  4. 4Buan 21
  5. 5Gunsan 20
  6. 6Nangen 19
  7. 7Namsa 18
  8. 8Iksan 18
  9. 9Changsu 17
  10. 10Jeonju 17
  11. 11Imsil 16
  12. 12Koch'ang 15
  13. 13Jinan-gun 14
Excellent0–50
Good51–100
Lightly polluted101–150
Moderately polluted151–200
Heavily polluted201–300
Severely polluted301+

China's Air Quality Index (HJ 633-2012), PM2.5 individual index. 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 Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, PM2.5, last 7 days to 2 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC, smogrank.com/kr/region/jeollabuk-do?w=7d.

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