Cities in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
North Gyeongsang Province has 24 published cities; the largest is Pohang-si, with 487,008 residents.
Published cities in North Gyeongsang Province
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohang-si | 487,008 | — | — | 2.4 | 18.0 |
| Gumi-si | 402,726 | — | — | 4.9 | 18.0 |
| Buk-gu, Pohang-si | 274,710 | — | — | 3.3 | 16.0 |
| Gyeongsan-si | 263,406 | — | — | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| Gyeongju-si | 243,051 | — | — | 2.8 | 14.0 |
| Nam-gu, Pohang-si | 212,298 | — | — | 3.3 | 16.0 |
| Andong-si | 151,864 | — | — | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| Gimcheon-si | 132,740 | — | — | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| Chilgok-gun | 103,537 | — | — | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| Yeongju-si | 96,440 | — | — | 1.9 | 20.0 |
| Yeongcheon-si | 94,107 | — | — | 2.2 | 15.0 |
| Sangju-si | 89,228 | — | — | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| Mungyeong-si | 64,774 | — | — | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| Yecheon-gun | 53,422 | — | — | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| Uiseong-gun | 47,952 | — | — | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| Uljin-gun | 46,195 | — | — | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| Seongju-gun | 40,461 | — | — | 1.4 | 18.5 |
| Cheongdo-gun | 40,021 | — | — | 0.6 | 14.2 |
| Yeongdeok-gun | 32,560 | — | — | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| Goryeong-gun | 29,545 | — | — | 0.6 | 17.0 |
| Bonghwa-gun | 28,122 | — | — | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| Cheongsong-gun | 24,020 | — | — | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| Yeongyang-gun | 15,972 | — | — | 0.5 | 13.3 |
| Ulleung-gun | 8,768 | — | — | 0.7 | 12.0 |
Within North Gyeongsang Province
Cleanest air
- Uljin-gun: 10.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Cheongsong-gun: 11.4 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Ulleung-gun: 12.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Bonghwa-gun: 13.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Yeongdeok-gun: 13.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicators
- 2024 Air Environment Annual Report — Appendix 1.3 city annual concentrations
- sri.kostat.go.kr
- www.airkorea.or.kr
- Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations
- KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate