Living in Heungdeok-gu
The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.1°C at the end of 2024. 흥덕구 is in South Korea; its population was 292,625 in June 2026. The city had 58 schools in July 2026. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,470.2 mm at the end of 2024.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Heungdeok-gu?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
In South Korea, jeonse is a deposit-only lease with no monthly rent. Where both values are available, the profile's monthly comparison estimates its cost as deposit × annual conversion rate ÷ 100 ÷ 12. Wolse is a separate lease with a monthly payment and its own deposit; that deposit is not included in the monthly figure.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.8 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT 100 Mbps internet3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 28.91 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT mobile data plan4Official · national market |
| Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate | 6.5 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)15Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 149,952 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))14Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 352.8 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)14Official |
Is Heungdeok-gu 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.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
2.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,802 of 292,625 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 Heungdeok-gu. 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 Heungdeok-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 714.6 beds per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Hospitals | 15 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Pharmacies | 137 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 247.1 per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Heungdeok-gu 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 guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,920 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)2Official · regional context |
Language courses and integration in Heungdeok-gu
National KIIP operating-institution register lists 1 publicly funded course provider in Heungdeok-gu (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.
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
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Heungdeok-gu 16.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 16 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same | 31 Dec 2024 | www.airkorea.or.kr13Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.4 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 19.6 · May 24.8 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 30 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 13 · Dec 5.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5.8 · Feb -3.8 · Mar 1 · Apr 7 · May 13.1 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 17 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -3.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.5 · Feb 1 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 13 · May 18.7 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 0.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 20.6 · Feb 29 · Mar 42.9 · Apr 75.5 · May 82.8 · Jun 140 · Jul 293.8 · Aug 274.2 · Sep 142.3 · Oct 58 · Nov 46.6 · Dec 26.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 166.9 · Feb 176.9 · Mar 207.6 · Apr 220 · May 238.8 · Jun 196.5 · Jul 150.1 · Aug 173.1 · Sep 176.4 · Oct 204.1 · Nov 160.6 · Dec 161 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 13.07 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,470 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
Population and city profile
By nationality
National passport97.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 2.67 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,802 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official |
| Female residents | 143,141 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Male residents | 149,484 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Population | 292,625 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official |
International community in Heungdeok-gu
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 | 7,598 | 100.0% |
| 베트남 | 1,338 | 17.6% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 1,039 | 13.7% |
| 중국 | 720 | 9.5% |
| 몽골 | 693 | 9.1% |
| 한국계중국인 | 692 | 9.1% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 321 | 4.2% |
| 네팔 | 307 | 4.0% |
| 필리핀 | 291 | 3.8% |
| 러시아(연방) | 275 | 3.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 타이(태국) | 227 | 3.0% |
| 캄보디아 | 191 | 2.5% |
| 미얀마 | 160 | 2.1% |
| 라오스 | 151 | 2.0% |
| 인도네시아 | 141 | 1.9% |
| 키르기즈 | 117 | 1.5% |
| 스리랑카 | 104 | 1.4% |
| 일본 | 100 | 1.3% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 89 | 1.2% |
| 미국 | 79 | 1.0% |
| 우크라이나 | 74 | 1.0% |
| 방글라데시 | 61 | 0.8% |
| 타이완(대만) | 56 | 0.7% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 44 | 0.6% |
| 인도 | 43 | 0.6% |
| 투르크메니스탄 | 31 | 0.4% |
| 파키스탄 | 23 | 0.3% |
| 캐나다 | 21 | 0.3% |
| 이집트 | 21 | 0.3% |
| 튀르키예 | 20 | 0.3% |
| 타지키스탄 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 영국 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 말레이시아 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 9 | 0.1% |
| 이란 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 아프가니스탄 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 브라질 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 모로코 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 콜롬비아 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 프랑스 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 스페인 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 에티오피아 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 홍콩 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 시리아 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 탄자니아 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 카메룬 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 르완다 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 튀니지 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 베네수엘라 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 세네갈 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 독일 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 나이지리아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 네덜란드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 스웨덴 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 폴란드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 케냐 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 에콰도르 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 포르투갈 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 가봉 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 레바논 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 기타 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 아일랜드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 이탈리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우간다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 덴마크 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 페루 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 요르단 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 리비아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스위스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 벨라루스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 콩고민주공화국 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 체코 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 코스타리카 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 온두라스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 말리 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 오만 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 에스토니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 소말리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 그레나다 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 141,422 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
Alternatives for people set on Heungdeok-gu
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Danwon-gu as a Heungdeok-gu alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 12.7% Danwon-gu vs 2.7% Heungdeok-gu+378%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,016.2 Danwon-gu vs 714.6 Heungdeok-gu+182%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,030 Danwon-gu vs 2,920 Heungdeok-gu+4%
- Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Danwon-gu vs 16.0 µg/m³ Heungdeok-gu−6%
- Residents: 288,467 Danwon-gu vs 292,625 Heungdeok-gu−1%
Alternative cities in South Korea
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What does a salary buy in Heungdeok-gu?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €1,660 |
| Jeonse monthly equivalentjeonse monthly equivalent; based on a €149,952 refundable deposit and 6.5% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31 | − €812 |
| Internet€32 · official · KT 100 Mbps internet · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30 | − €29 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €787 |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Heungdeok-gu?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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: www.airkorea.or.kr.
How safe is Heungdeok-gu?
Police recorded 2,920 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001).
How many people live in Heungdeok-gu?
The published population is 292,625 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Heungdeok-gu?
7,802 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Heungdeok-gu a good place to live?
Heungdeok-gu 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 계 citizenship group in Heungdeok-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 7,598 people (100.0%) 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, October 16). Heungdeok-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 47f30bb547017e70bf0eb4c3c724ea25]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/heungdeoggu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- KT 100 Mbps internet product.kt.com · checked 2026-09-15
- KT mobile data plan product.kt.com · checked 2026-09-15
- 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
- National KIIP operating-institution register socinet.go.kr · checked 2026-09-15
- Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
- Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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- Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cheongju_47131.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- www.airkorea.or.kr airkorea.or.kr · checked 2026-08-26
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