Living in Masanhappo-gu
The annual precipitation estimate was 1,676.6 mm at the end of 2024. The population of 마산합포구, in South Korea, was 174,487 in June 2026. The city had 47 schools in July 2026.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Masanhappo-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 | 5.1 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)14Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 103,244 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))13Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 211.7 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)13Official |
Is Masanhappo-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?
1.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,683 of 174,487 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 Masanhappo-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 Masanhappo-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 47 schools | 21 Jul 2026 | Schoolinfo official open-data callback response9Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 3,057 beds per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Hospitals | 27 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Pharmacies | 78 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 250.4 per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Masanhappo-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 | 2,940 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
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Masanhappo-gu. 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 mean temperature estimate was 15.8°C at the end of 2024.
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.
Masanhappo-gu 13.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | www.airkorea.or.kr12Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.1 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 19.1 · May 23.7 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29 · Aug 30.4 · Sep 26.9 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 15.6 · Dec 9.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.csv11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.4 · May 14.2 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 0.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.csv11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.6 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 4.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.csv11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 29.6 · Feb 46 · Mar 78.5 · Apr 133.8 · May 146.4 · Jun 190.7 · Jul 304.5 · Aug 283.8 · Sep 172.9 · Oct 72.3 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 27.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.csv11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 189.2 · Feb 188.9 · Mar 205.2 · Apr 212.3 · May 223.1 · Jun 170.5 · Jul 145 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 163.7 · Oct 207.9 · Nov 183.3 · Dec 186.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.csv11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 15.78 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,677 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 passport98.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 1.54 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20268Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,683 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20268Official |
| Female residents | 88,229 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Male residents | 86,258 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Population | 174,487 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official |
International community in Masanhappo-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 | 2,750 | 100.0% |
| 중국 | 792 | 28.8% |
| 베트남 | 613 | 22.3% |
| 인도네시아 | 263 | 9.6% |
| 캄보디아 | 144 | 5.2% |
| 한국계중국인 | 125 | 4.5% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 93 | 3.4% |
| 네팔 | 79 | 2.9% |
| 파키스탄 | 75 | 2.7% |
| 타이(태국) | 64 | 2.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 방글라데시 | 59 | 2.1% |
| 스리랑카 | 58 | 2.1% |
| 필리핀 | 55 | 2.0% |
| 일본 | 51 | 1.9% |
| 몽골 | 51 | 1.9% |
| 미얀마 | 48 | 1.7% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 47 | 1.7% |
| 미국 | 35 | 1.3% |
| 타이완(대만) | 21 | 0.8% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 러시아(연방) | 10 | 0.4% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 인도 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 캐나다 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 영국 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 키르기즈 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 독일 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 프랑스 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 라오스 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 이집트 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우크라이나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 홍콩 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 브라질 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 네덜란드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스페인 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 루마니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 튀니지 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 불가리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 영국외지민 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 86,765 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
Alternatives for people set on Masanhappo-gu
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What does a salary buy in Masanhappo-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 €103,244 refundable deposit and 5.1% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31 | − €439 |
| 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 | €1,161 |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Masanhappo-gu?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Masanhappo-gu?
Police recorded 2,940 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 Masanhappo-gu?
The published population is 174,487 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Masanhappo-gu?
2,683 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Masanhappo-gu a good place to live?
Masanhappo-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 Masanhappo-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 2,750 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). Masanhappo-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bc4b7621d960baebe8ac535468dcfb2f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/masanhabpogu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Masanhappo-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
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note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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[Masanhappo-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/masanhabpogu/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version bc4b7621d960baebe8ac535468dcfb2f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.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.
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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
- 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
- Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
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- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Changwon_47155.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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