Living in Wansan-gu
The annual precipitation estimate was 1,515.7 mm at the end of 2024. The city had 153,033 households in June 2026. The population of 완산구, in South Korea, was 313,529 in June 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 14.5°C at the end of 2024.
Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Wansan-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 | 6.3 % | 31 Jul 2026 | 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (월별, 전국주택가격동향조사 > 전월세전환율)15Official |
| Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease) | 136,163 EUR | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))14Official |
| Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required) | 205.8 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)14Official |
Is Wansan-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?
1.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,097 of 313,529 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 Wansan-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 Wansan-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
The city had 79 schools in July 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 2,736 beds per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Hospitals | 52 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official |
| Pharmacies | 225 count | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 426.1 per 100,000 | 30 Jun 2026 | HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wansan-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 | 2,880 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 in Wansan-gu
National KIIP operating-institution register lists 2 publicly funded course providers in Wansan-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
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.
Wansan-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.kr13Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 13 · Apr 19.7 · May 24.9 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 31.1 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 14.3 · Dec 7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.2 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 7 · May 12.7 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 4 · Dec -2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0 · Feb 2 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 12.9 · May 18.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 2.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 26.9 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 53.7 · Apr 78.4 · May 82.8 · Jun 159 · Jul 302.8 · Aug 289.6 · Sep 128.2 · Oct 57.3 · Nov 49.8 · Dec 34 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 151.2 · Feb 162.3 · Mar 191.7 · Apr 209.7 · May 220.5 · Jun 168.1 · Jul 133.1 · Aug 153.1 · Sep 169.6 · Oct 198.7 · Nov 158.1 · Dec 142.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.csv12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 14.51 °C | 31 Dec 2024 | NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context |
| Annual precipitation | 1,516 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 passport98.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 1.63 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official |
| Foreign residents | 5,097 people | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official |
| Female residents | 161,647 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Male residents | 151,882 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
| Population | 313,529 people | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official |
International community in Wansan-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 | 5,002 | 100.0% |
| 베트남 | 2,574 | 51.5% |
| 중국 | 562 | 11.2% |
| 미얀마 | 421 | 8.4% |
| 몽골 | 265 | 5.3% |
| 캄보디아 | 184 | 3.7% |
| 한국계중국인 | 115 | 2.3% |
| 우즈베키스탄 | 102 | 2.0% |
| 일본 | 74 | 1.5% |
| 필리핀 | 66 | 1.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 미국 | 65 | 1.3% |
| 타이(태국) | 61 | 1.2% |
| 네팔 | 59 | 1.2% |
| 타이완(대만) | 51 | 1.0% |
| 인도 | 44 | 0.9% |
| 러시아(연방) | 42 | 0.8% |
| 스리랑카 | 39 | 0.8% |
| 남아프리카공화국 | 39 | 0.8% |
| 방글라데시 | 26 | 0.5% |
| 캐나다 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 영국 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 키르기즈 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 인도네시아 | 14 | 0.3% |
| 에티오피아 | 14 | 0.3% |
| 라오스 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 시리아 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 파키스탄 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 카자흐스탄 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 이란 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 튀르키예 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 멕시코 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 오스트레일리아 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 브라질 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 예멘공화국 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 아프가니스탄 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 말레이시아 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 싱가포르 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 가나 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 한국계러시아인 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 폴란드 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 타지키스탄 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 부룬디 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 프랑스 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 이집트 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 홍콩 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 뉴질랜드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 아일랜드 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 이탈리아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 오스트리아 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 포르투갈 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 노르웨이 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 우크라이나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 티모르민주공화국(동티모르) | 1 | 0.0% |
| 덴마크 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 페루 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 벨기에 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 루마니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 에콰도르 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 탄자니아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 이스라엘 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 튀니지 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 불가리아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 아르헨티나 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 마카오 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 엘살바도르 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 코스타리카 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 감비아 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 통가 | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 153,033 households | 30 Jun 2026 | MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official |
Alternatives for people set on Wansan-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.
Deokjin-gu as a Wansan-gu alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Foreign residents: 2.3% Deokjin-gu vs 1.6% Wansan-gu+40%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,005.6 Deokjin-gu vs 2,735.6 Wansan-gu−27%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Deokjin-gu vs 13.0 µg/m³ Wansan-gu+8%
- Residents: 307,345 Deokjin-gu vs 313,529 Wansan-gu−2%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,880 Deokjin-gu vs 2,880 Wansan-gusame level
Alternative cities in South Korea
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Wansan-gu in rankings
What does a salary buy in Wansan-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 €136,163 refundable deposit and 6.3% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (월별, 전국주택가격동향조사 > 전월세전환율) · 2026-07-31 | − €715 |
| 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 | €884 |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Wansan-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 Wansan-gu?
Police recorded 2,880 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 Wansan-gu?
The published population is 313,529 people. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Wansan-gu?
5,097 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.
Is Wansan-gu a good place to live?
Wansan-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 Wansan-gu?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,002 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). Wansan-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 66a5803ba5cefdd28b131dc36d4c4e8c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/wansangu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- KT mobile data plan product.kt.com · checked 2026-09-15
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- Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Jeonju_47864.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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