Living in 상당구
상당구 is a city in South Korea. In June 2026, 상당구 had a population of 193,079. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.1°C at the end of 2024. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,470.2 mm at the end of 2024. The city had 53 schools in July 2026. The city had 89,547 households in June 2026.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to 상당구?
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 상당구 yet. We do not infer one from another place.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
0.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,670 people of 193,079 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 상당구. 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 상당구. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Count | 53 schools | 21 Jul 2026 | Schoolinfo official open-data callback response5Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for 상당구. 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
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 | 14 µg/m³country median 16.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | www.airkorea.or.kr8Official |
| 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.csv7Official · 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.csv7Official · 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.csv7Official · 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.csv7Official · 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.csv7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 13.07 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Precipitation Annual Mm | 1,470 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities3Official 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign residents | 1,670 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20264Official |
| Population Female | 97,202 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official |
| Population Male | 95,877 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official |
| Population | 193,079 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20261Official |
International community in 상당구
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 | 1,720 | 100.0% |
| 베트남 | 447 | 26.0% |
| 중국 | 231 | 13.4% |
| 한국계중국인 | 199 | 11.6% |
| 미얀마 | 95 | 5.5% |
| 타이(태국) | 80 | 4.7% |
| 필리핀 | 69 | 4.0% |
| 일본 | 68 | 4.0% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 66 | 3.8% |
| 네팔 | 56 | 3.3% |
Show 42 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 몽골 | 54 | 3.1% |
| 캄보디아 | 48 | 2.8% |
| 타이완(대만) | 41 | 2.4% |
| 스리랑카 | 36 | 2.1% |
| 라오스 | 25 | 1.5% |
| 러시아(연방) | 24 | 1.4% |
| 미국 | 21 | 1.2% |
| 인도네시아 | 20 | 1.2% |
| 방글라데시 | 20 | 1.2% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 13 | 0.8% |
| 파키스탄 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 캐나다 | 11 | 0.6% |
| 영국 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 튀르키예 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 키르기즈 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 우크라이나 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 브라질 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 인도 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 아일랜드 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 폴란드 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 페루 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 프랑스 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 말레이시아 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 독일 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 이란 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 모로코 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 에콰도르 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 레바논 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 이집트 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 홍콩 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 시리아 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 이탈리아 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 스페인 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 멕시코 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 예멘공화국 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 콜롬비아 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 앙골라 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 파라과이 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 조지아 | 1 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Is 상당구 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 | 89,547 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 상당구 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in 상당구?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 many people live in 상당구?
The published population is 193,079 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in 상당구?
1,670 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is 상당구 a good place to live?
상당구 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 상당구?
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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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). 상당구, South Korea: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/sangdanggu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {상당구, South Korea: air quality, climate},
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date = {2026-09-12},
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snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/sangdanggu/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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[상당구, South Korea: air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/sangdanggu/) — 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
- 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
- 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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