Tap water hardness in Gangwon-do
We have published hardness data for 17 cities in Gangwon-do. The median is 47 mg/L; the hardest water is in Donghae (149 mg/L), the softest in Sokcho (9 mg/L).
6 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
Korean waterworks report hardness (경도) in mg/L CaCO₃; the drinking-water standard is 300 mg/L (1,000 mg/L for some sources).
Cities in Gangwon-do, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Donghae | 149 | 149 | hard |
| Wonju | 110 | 110 | moderately hard |
| Jeongseon | 107 | 107 | moderately hard |
| Taebaek | 100 | 100 | moderately hard |
| Yeongwol | 92 | 92 | moderately hard |
| Cheorwon | 62 | 62 | moderately hard |
| Goseong | 56 | 56 | soft |
| Hongcheon | 52 | 52 | soft |
| Hwacheon | 47 | 47 | soft |
| Samcheok | 46 | 46 | soft |
| Gangneung | 42 | 42 | soft |
| Pyeongchang | 36 | 36 | soft |
| Chuncheon | 34 | 34 | soft |
| Inje | 33 | 33 | soft |
| Yanggu | 29 | 29 | soft |
| Yangyang | 28 | 28 | soft |
| Sokcho | 9 | 9 | soft |