Living in 군위군
군위군 had 22,622 residents in June 2026 and is a city in South Korea. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The housing-vacancy rate was 12.3% at the end of 2024.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to 군위군?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent or cost figure is published for 군위군 yet. We do not infer one from another place.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
2.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 604 people of 22,622 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to 군위군. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Work24 public employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in 군위군. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Count | 17 schools | 21 Jul 2026 | Schoolinfo official open-data callback response12Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 1.4 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_10005Official |
| Hospital Beds Per 100k | 40 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k6Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 군위군 under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideLanguage courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for 군위군. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.
Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course
Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service
For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.
Climate and air quality
The annual precipitation estimate was 1,354.3 mm at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 11.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11.18 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.8 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 13.4 · Apr 20.3 · May 25.4 · Jun 28.6 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 31 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 14 · Dec 6.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -9.6 · Feb -7.5 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 3.3 · May 9 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 6 · Nov -1.2 · Dec -7.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 11.7 · May 17.1 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.8 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 5.5 · Dec -1.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 15.5 · Feb 22.6 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 73.6 · May 78.6 · Jun 115.8 · Jul 221.4 · Aug 229.6 · Sep 124.3 · Oct 41.5 · Nov 30.5 · Dec 16.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 177.9 · Feb 180.3 · Mar 202.2 · Apr 212.5 · May 234.6 · Jun 191.3 · Jul 155 · Aug 160.8 · Sep 149.8 · Oct 178.7 · Nov 160.2 · Dec 171 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 13.21 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Precipitation Annual Mm | 1,354 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
Cities of a similar size in South Korea
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 736.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu11Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 2.69 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-314Official |
| Foreign residents | 604 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202610Official |
| Population Female | 10,828 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20268Official |
| Population Male | 11,794 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20268Official |
| Population | 22,622 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20267Official |
International community in 군위군
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Persons recorded in the official KOSIS registered-foreigner population table; this is not the total resident population and is not interchangeable with resident citizenship. · 2025
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 계 | 604 | 100.0% |
| 스리랑카 | 148 | 24.5% |
| 네팔 | 134 | 22.2% |
| 베트남 | 86 | 14.2% |
| 캄보디아 | 77 | 12.7% |
| 인도네시아 | 40 | 6.6% |
| 필리핀 | 25 | 4.1% |
| 중국 | 23 | 3.8% |
| 라오스 | 16 | 2.6% |
| 미얀마 | 10 | 1.7% |
Show 14 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 방글라데시 | 10 | 1.7% |
| 타이(태국) | 7 | 1.2% |
| 한국계중국인 | 6 | 1.0% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 6 | 1.0% |
| 일본 | 3 | 0.5% |
| 미국 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 타이완(대만) | 2 | 0.3% |
| 러시아(연방) | 2 | 0.3% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 몽골 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 독일 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 스웨덴 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 라트비아 | 1 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Is 군위군 a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 13,534 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20268Official |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in 군위군?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.18 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations.
How many people live in 군위군?
The published population is 22,622 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in 군위군?
604 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is 군위군 a good place to live?
군위군 may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people are in the 지부티 citizenship group in 군위군?
The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). 군위군, South Korea: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gun-wigun/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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[군위군, South Korea: air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gun-wigun/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data · data.go.kr · checked 2026-07-26
- DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
- DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
- Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-31 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
- KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_1000 kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
- NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-07-22
- Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
Show 4 more sources
- Registered motor vehicles by si, gun and gu stat.molit.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Uiseong_47278.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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