Skip to content
worldfires
en
KR · South Korea

Municipalities that have burned most often in South Korea

Municipalities of South Korea with at least one fire larger than 300 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 44. With two or more: 21. Top of the list is Yeoncheon-gun, which has burned 20 times in 7 years, with 15,997 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Yeoncheon-gunGyeonggi20×7 years · 15,997 ha
  2. 2Andong-siNorth Gyeongsang9×3 years · 11,152 ha
  3. 3Cheorwon-gunGangwon7×4 years · 1,494 ha
  4. 4Yeongdeok-gunNorth Gyeongsang6×2 years · 13,794 ha
  5. 5Goseong-gunGangwon6×6 years · 4,085 ha
  6. 6Cheongsong-gunNorth Gyeongsang4×1 year · 6,471 ha
  7. 7Hwacheon-gunGangwon4×3 years · 989 ha
  8. 8Uiseong-gunNorth Gyeongsang3×1 year · 23,371 ha
  9. 9Gangneung-siGangwon3×3 years · 4,769 ha
  10. 10Yeongyang-gunNorth Gyeongsang3×1 year · 4,722 ha
  11. 11Sancheong-gunSouth Gyeongsang3×1 year · 2,569 ha
  12. 12Yanggu-gunGangwon3×2 years · 1,685 ha
  13. 13Inje-gunGangwon3×3 years · 589 ha
  14. 14Samcheok-siGangwon2×2 years · 5,609 ha
  15. 15Donghae-siGangwon2×2 years · 3,281 ha
  16. 16Ulju-gunUlsan2×2 years · 2,211 ha
  17. 17Miryang-siSouth Gyeongsang2×2 years · 1,547 ha
  18. 18Paju-siGyeonggi2×1 year · 1,401 ha
  19. 19Hadong-gunSouth Gyeongsang2×1 year · 1,362 ha
  20. 20Pyeongchang-gunGangwon2×2 years · 868 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Uiseong-gunNorth Gyeongsang23,371 ha3× · 20 %
  2. 2Yeoncheon-gunGyeonggi15,997 ha20× · 18 %
  3. 3Uljin-gunGangwon14,452 ha1× · 14 %
  4. 4Yeongdeok-gunNorth Gyeongsang13,794 ha6× · 18 %
  5. 5Andong-siNorth Gyeongsang11,152 ha9× · 7.2 %
  6. 6Cheongsong-gunNorth Gyeongsang6,471 ha4× · 7.8 %
  7. 7Samcheok-siGangwon5,609 ha2× · 4.7 %
  8. 8Gangneung-siGangwon4,769 ha3× · 4.4 %
  9. 9Yeongyang-gunNorth Gyeongsang4,722 ha3× · 5.9 %
  10. 10Goseong-gunGangwon4,085 ha6× · 5.8 %
  11. 11Donghae-siGangwon3,281 ha2× · 17 %
  12. 12Sancheong-gunSouth Gyeongsang2,569 ha3× · 3.3 %
  13. 13Ulju-gunUlsan2,211 ha2× · 2.9 %
  14. 14Hongseong-gunSouth Chungcheong1,844 ha1× · 4.0 %
  15. 15Yanggu-gunGangwon1,685 ha3× · 2.3 %
  16. 16Miryang-siSouth Gyeongsang1,547 ha2× · 2.0 %
  17. 17Cheorwon-gunGangwon1,494 ha7× · 2.0 %
  18. 18Paju-siGyeonggi1,401 ha2× · 2.5 %
  19. 19Hadong-gunSouth Gyeongsang1,362 ha2× · 2.1 %
  20. 20Yeongwol-gunGangwon1,047 ha1× · 0.9 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1Uiseong-gunNorth Gyeongsang20 %23,371 ha · 1,157 km²
  2. 2Yeoncheon-gunGyeonggi18 %15,997 ha · 870 km²
  3. 3Yeongdeok-gunNorth Gyeongsang18 %13,794 ha · 750 km²
  4. 4Donghae-siGangwon17 %3,281 ha · 195 km²
  5. 5Uljin-gunGangwon14 %14,452 ha · 1,001 km²
  6. 6Cheongsong-gunNorth Gyeongsang7.8 %6,471 ha · 830 km²
  7. 7Seo-guDaejeon7.6 %753 ha · 99 km²
  8. 8Andong-siNorth Gyeongsang7.2 %11,152 ha · 1,551 km²
  9. 9Yeongyang-gunNorth Gyeongsang5.9 %4,722 ha · 801 km²
  10. 10Goseong-gunGangwon5.8 %4,085 ha · 705 km²
  11. 11Buk-gu [North Distrikt]Daegu4.8 %501 ha · 105 km²
  12. 12Samcheok-siGangwon4.7 %5,609 ha · 1,199 km²
  13. 13Gangneung-siGangwon4.4 %4,769 ha · 1,083 km²
  14. 14Hongseong-gunSouth Chungcheong4.0 %1,844 ha · 461 km²
  15. 15Sancheong-gunSouth Gyeongsang3.3 %2,569 ha · 773 km²
  16. 16Ulju-gunUlsan2.9 %2,211 ha · 758 km²
  17. 17Paju-siGyeonggi2.5 %1,401 ha · 571 km²
  18. 18Yanggu-gunGangwon2.3 %1,685 ha · 721 km²
  19. 19Hadong-gunSouth Gyeongsang2.1 %1,362 ha · 657 km²
  20. 20Miryang-siSouth Gyeongsang2.0 %1,547 ha · 783 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 300 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.