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Most polluted cities in Jeollanam-do, South Korea

18 measured cities, this year; 18 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Hwasun at 216.0 µg/m³, #2 in the world.

Gyeongsangbuk-do: 16 measured citiesJeollanam-do: 18 measured citiesGwangju: 2 measured citiesGyeongsangnam-do: 13 measured citiesJeollabuk-do: 13 measured cities#18 Yeosu: 22.5 µg/m³#17 Kwangyang: 23.6 µg/m³#16 Gwangyang: 29.7 µg/m³#15 Suncheon: 41.0 µg/m³#14 Yeongam: 43.0 µg/m³#13 Boseong: 47.6 µg/m³#12 Yeonggwang: 48.5 µg/m³#11 Naju: 51.5 µg/m³#10 Jangseong: 52.8 µg/m³#9 Muan: 55.7 µg/m³#8 Mokpo: 57.8 µg/m³#7 Kurye: 60.8 µg/m³#6 Damyang: 65.3 µg/m³#5 Haenam: 69.1 µg/m³#4 Jangheung: 69.5 µg/m³#3 Sinan: 82.9 µg/m³#2 Beolgyo: 100.0 µg/m³#1 Hwasun: 216.0 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Hwasun 216.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³5 WHO annual guideline
Every measured city in Jeollanam-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. 1Hwasun 29143.2×
  2. 2Beolgyo no daily values yet18220.0×
  3. 3Sinan 17016.6×
  4. 4Jangheung 16113.9×
  5. 5Haenam 16113.8×
  6. 6Damyang no daily values yet15813.1×
  7. 7Kurye 15512.2×
  8. 8Mokpo 15311.6×
  9. 9Muan 15111.1×
  10. 10Jangseong 14410.6×
  11. 11Naju 14010.3×
  12. 12Yeonggwang 1339.7×
  13. 13Boseong 1319.5×
  14. 14Yeongam 1198.6×
  15. 15Suncheon 1158.2×
  16. 16Gwangyang 895.9×
  17. 17Kwangyang 784.7×
  18. 18Yeosu 764.5×
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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