Living in Uichang-gu
The city had 52 schools in July 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.9°C at the end of 2024. In June 2026, 의창구 had a population of 209,377.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Uichang-gu?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Uichang-gu. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.8 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT 100 Mbps internet4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 28.91 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | KT mobile data plan5Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 460.5 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE)1Official · county |
Is Uichang-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?
1.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,000 of 209,377 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 Uichang-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 Uichang-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 2,453 beds per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보2Official |
| Hospitals | 27 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보2Official |
| Pharmacies | 110 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스2Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 315.2 per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스2Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Uichang-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)3Official · regional context |
Language courses and integration in Uichang-gu
National KIIP operating-institution register lists 2 publicly funded course providers in Uichang-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
The annual precipitation estimate was 1,593 mm 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.
Uichang-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.kr14Official |
| 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.csv13Official · 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.csv13Official · 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.csv13Official · 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.csv13Official · 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.csv13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 13.88 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,593 mm | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
Population and city profile
By nationality
National passport98.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 1.91 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202610Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,000 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 202610Official |
| Female residents | 102,899 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20267Official |
| Male residents | 106,478 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20267Official |
| Population | 209,377 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20266Official |
International community in Uichang-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 | 3,904 | 100.0% |
| 베트남 | 1,439 | 36.9% |
| 중국 | 406 | 10.4% |
| 한국계중국인 | 383 | 9.8% |
| 캄보디아 | 205 | 5.3% |
| 파키스탄 | 191 | 4.9% |
| 필리핀 | 166 | 4.3% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 144 | 3.7% |
| 네팔 | 144 | 3.7% |
| 스리랑카 | 137 | 3.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 인도네시아 | 131 | 3.4% |
| 몽골 | 103 | 2.6% |
| 일본 | 97 | 2.5% |
| 타이(태국) | 71 | 1.8% |
| 방글라데시 | 49 | 1.3% |
| 미얀마 | 44 | 1.1% |
| 인도 | 30 | 0.8% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 25 | 0.6% |
| 미국 | 20 | 0.5% |
| 라오스 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 프랑스 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 타이완(대만) | 11 | 0.3% |
| 캐나다 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 러시아(연방) | 8 | 0.2% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 우크라이나 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 이란 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 키르기즈 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 독일 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 나이지리아 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 모로코 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 에티오피아 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 2 | 0.1% |
| 튀르키예 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 이탈리아 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 폴란드 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 콜롬비아 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 알제리 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 안도라 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 영국 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 말레이시아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 브라질 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 네덜란드 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 멕시코 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우간다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 스웨덴 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 오스트리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 르완다 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 앙골라 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 짐바브웨 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 99,359 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20267Official |
Alternatives for people set on Uichang-gu
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Uichang-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 Uichang-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 Uichang-gu?
The published population is 209,377 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Uichang-gu?
4,000 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Uichang-gu a good place to live?
Uichang-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 Uichang-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 3,904 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). Uichang-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cbb40df0d798187c38b3405dbe655fde]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/uichanggu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Uichang-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
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- (월) 평균월세가격_아파트 (Korea Real Estate Board / R-ONE) reb.or.kr · checked 2026-09-28
- 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
- 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
Show 4 more sources
- 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 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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