Living in Masanhoewon-gu
The annual mean temperature estimate was 15.8°C at the end of 2024. 마산회원구, a city in South Korea, had a population of 174,175 in June 2026. In July 2026, the city had 43 schools. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,676.6 mm at the end of 2024.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Masanhoewon-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 | 5.7 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)14Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 173,474 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))13Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 235.2 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)13Official |
Is Masanhoewon-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?
1.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,932 of 174,175 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 Masanhoewon-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 Masanhoewon-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 43 schools | 21 Jul 2026 | Schoolinfo official open-data callback response9Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 2,634 beds per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Hospitals | 21 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Pharmacies | 86 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 416.2 per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Masanhoewon-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 Masanhoewon-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
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.
Masanhoewon-gu 17.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 17 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 passport98.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 1.68 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20268Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,932 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20268Official |
| Female residents | 87,552 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Male residents | 86,623 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Population | 174,175 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official |
International community in Masanhoewon-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 | 2,921 | 100.0% |
| 베트남 | 1,119 | 38.3% |
| 중국 | 294 | 10.1% |
| 한국계중국인 | 257 | 8.8% |
| 몽골 | 206 | 7.1% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 150 | 5.1% |
| 필리핀 | 135 | 4.6% |
| 스리랑카 | 105 | 3.6% |
| 네팔 | 102 | 3.5% |
| 방글라데시 | 102 | 3.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 인도네시아 | 93 | 3.2% |
| 캄보디아 | 77 | 2.6% |
| 파키스탄 | 73 | 2.5% |
| 타이(태국) | 58 | 2.0% |
| 일본 | 35 | 1.2% |
| 미얀마 | 30 | 1.0% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 타이완(대만) | 12 | 0.4% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 시리아 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 키르기즈 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 미국 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 인도 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 러시아(연방) | 3 | 0.1% |
| 우크라이나 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 라오스 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 독일 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 튀르키예 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 페루 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 캐나다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 영국 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 프랑스 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 이집트 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 홍콩 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 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 | 82,838 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
Alternatives for people set on Masanhoewon-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.
Masanhappo-gu as a Masanhoewon-gu alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Masanhappo-gu vs 17.0 µg/m³ Masanhoewon-gu−24%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,057.0 Masanhappo-gu vs 2,634.1 Masanhoewon-gu+16%
- Foreign residents: 1.5% Masanhappo-gu vs 1.7% Masanhoewon-gu−9%
- Residents: 174,487 Masanhappo-gu vs 174,175 Masanhoewon-gu+0%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,940 Masanhappo-gu vs 2,940 Masanhoewon-gusame level
Alternative cities in South Korea
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What does a salary buy in Masanhoewon-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 €173,474 refundable deposit and 5.7% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31 | − €824 |
| 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 | €775 |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Masanhoewon-gu?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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 Masanhoewon-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 Masanhoewon-gu?
The published population is 174,175 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Masanhoewon-gu?
2,932 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Masanhoewon-gu a good place to live?
Masanhoewon-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 Masanhoewon-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 2,921 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). Masanhoewon-gu, South Korea: population, rent, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version af2638b9fae0bd752e15e7c47c7de558]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/masanhoe-wongu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Masanhoewon-gu, South Korea: population, rent, safety},
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date = {2026-10-16},
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url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/masanhoe-wongu/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Sources
- HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보 HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 · opendata.hira.or.kr · checked 2026-09-15
- KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001) kosis.kr · checked 2026-09-25
- 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
Show 4 more sources
- 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
- 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원)) 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · rt.molit.go.kr · checked 2026-09-18
- 전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263) 전국주택가격동향조사 · reb.or.kr · checked 2026-09-19
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