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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 16.5
  2. 2Kimje 15.9
  3. 3Jeongeup 14.2
  4. 4Buan 14.1
  5. 5Gunsan 13.6
  6. 6Nangen 12.7
  7. 7Namsa 12.5
  8. 8Iksan 12.4
  9. 9Changsu 11.6
  10. 10Jeonju 11.4
  11. 11Imsil 11.0
  12. 12Koch'ang 10.5
  13. 13Jinan-gun 9.3
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

PM2.5 in µg/m³, coloured by the US EPA's PM2.5 categories. 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 in µg/m³.