Tap water hardness in Gyeongsangnam-do
We have published hardness data for 17 cities in Gyeongsangnam-do. The median is 43 mg/L; the hardest water is in Changwon (100 mg/L), the softest in Hamyang (24 mg/L).
0 % 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 Gyeongsangnam-do, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Changwon | 100 | 100 | moderately hard |
| Gimhae | 90 | 90 | moderately hard |
| Haman | 85 | 85 | moderately hard |
| Yangsan | 78 | 78 | moderately hard |
| Miryang | 65 | 65 | moderately hard |
| Tongyeong | 55 | 55 | soft |
| Sancheong | 45 | 45 | soft |
| Jinju | 44 | 44 | soft |
| Hapcheon | 43 | 43 | soft |
| Geochang | 42 | 42 | soft |
| Sacheon | 38 | 38 | soft |
| Hadong | 37 | 37 | soft |
| Uiryeong | 36 | 36 | soft |
| Namhae | 32 | 32 | soft |
| Changnyeong | 28 | 28 | soft |
| Geoje | 28 | 28 | soft |
| Hamyang | 24 | 24 | soft |