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Living in 서원구

서원구 is in South Korea; its population was 187,779 in June 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.1°C at the end of 2024.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to 서원구?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in South KoreaNational rates and thresholds that apply in 서원구.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for 서원구 yet. We do not infer one from another place.

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,420 people of 187,779 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 서원구. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work24 public employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Employment and Labor, Republic of Korea

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in 서원구. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

The city had 41 schools in July 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
School Count41 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response5Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for 서원구. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.

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Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in 서원구.

Climate and air quality

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,470.2 mm at the end of 2024.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
서원구 annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52517.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in South KoreaAnnual PM2.5 in 서원구 is 17.0 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in South Korea per band3 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³39–105 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³510–116 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³611–1217 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1712–1332 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³3213–1425 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³2514–1527 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³2715–1624 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³2416–1746 cities: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³4617–18서원구 17.028 cities: 18 µg/m³ to under 19 µg/m³2818–199 cities: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³919–207 cities: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³720–214 cities: 21 µg/m³ to under 22 µg/m³421–221 city: 22 µg/m³ to under 23 µg/m³122–23

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean17 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024www.airkorea.or.kr7Official
Annual mean temperature13.07 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Precipitation Annual Mm1,470 mm31 Dec 2024NASA 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.

All South Korea cities
구리시187,782 residents청원구186,088 residents사상구192,475 residents진해구182,942 residents상당구193,079 residents팔달구193,401 residents

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
서원구 residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.6%Foreign residents 2.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents4,420 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 20264Official
Population Female94,191 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official
Population Male93,588 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official
Population187,779 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20261Official

International community in 서원구

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 groupPeopleShare
계4,322100.0%
우즈베키스탄82319.0%
베트남67715.7%
중국47811.1%
몽골4189.7%
한국계중국인2736.3%
러시아(연방)2064.8%
카자흐스탄1653.8%
네팔1503.5%
필리핀982.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
타이(태국)902.1%
미얀마902.1%
스리랑카892.1%
키르기즈761.8%
캄보디아721.7%
파키스탄651.5%
한국계러시아인591.4%
인도541.2%
인도네시아461.1%
일본461.1%
타이완(대만)441.0%
우크라이나390.9%
방글라데시360.8%
미국290.7%
이집트220.5%
남아프리카공화국180.4%
튀르키예150.3%
나이지리아130.3%
프랑스110.3%
라오스110.3%
캐나다90.2%
가나70.2%
독일60.1%
모로코60.1%
말레이시아50.1%
영국40.1%
시리아40.1%
이란40.1%
알제리40.1%
투르크메니스탄40.1%
오스트레일리아30.1%
이탈리아30.1%
우간다30.1%
폴란드30.1%
뉴질랜드20.0%
아일랜드20.0%
카메룬20.0%
브라질20.0%
페루20.0%
타지키스탄20.0%
콩고민주공화국20.0%
수단20.0%
탄자니아20.0%
칠레20.0%
가봉20.0%
시에라리온20.0%
기타20.0%
홍콩10.0%
사우디아라비아10.0%
스페인10.0%
에티오피아10.0%
멕시코10.0%
스웨덴10.0%
예멘공화국10.0%
오스트리아10.0%
벨라루스10.0%
코트디부아르10.0%
세네갈10.0%
도미니카공화국10.0%
볼리비아10.0%
피지10.0%
팔레스타인10.0%
레바논10.0%
쿠바10.0%
부탄10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is 서원구 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.

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Remote worker52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–66%
Skilled employee61%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Student58%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–70%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–61%
Foreign residents4,420 people31 Mar 2026Official source · Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026
Population187,779 people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
PM2.5 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · www.airkorea.or.kr
Annual mean temperature13.07 °C31 Dec 2024Official source · NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households92,516 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20262Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 서원구 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in 서원구?

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 many people live in 서원구?

The published population is 187,779 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in 서원구?

4,420 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is 서원구 a good place to live?

서원구 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 서원구?

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). 서원구, South Korea: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/seo-wongu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_south-korea-air-quality-climate_af59fca1ed25,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {서원구, South Korea: air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/seo-wongu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
  2. MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026 jumin.mois.go.kr · checked 2026-07-22
  3. NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-07-22
  4. Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
  5. Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
  6. Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
  7. www.airkorea.or.kr airkorea.or.kr · checked 2026-08-26

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