Businesses in Taebaek

Categories in Taebaek

Auto Parts Store Car rental Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle Dealer New car dealers Tire Shop Bottled Water Supplier Coal supplier Container Manufacturer Farmers Cooperative Farming Fire Protection Equipment Supplier Furniture Maker Medical Equipment Supplier Office Equipment Supplier Rice Dealer Steel Distributor Water filter supplier Water Works Equipment Supplier Wholesalers Window Supplier Children and baby clothing Clothing stores Fabric Store Fashion Accessories Store Hanbok Store Laundry Service Shoe stores Sportswear Store Underwear Store Women's clothing Cable Company Internet Service Provider Mobile phone stores Telecommunications Service Provider Television Station Association or Organization Buddhist temple Christian Church Churches City or Town Hall Clan Gathering Government Office Junkyard Non-Profit Organization Police Department Post Office Public utility company Public Works Department Religious Organization Senior Citizen Center Shipping Company Social Services Organization Social Welfare Center Volunteer Organization Waste Management Service Welfare Institute for Disabled Youth Center Electronics Store Appliance Store Architects Bedding Store Bridge Building Materials Store Concrete Contractor Construction of buildings Contractor Demolition Contractor Electrician Engineer Hardware store Home Goods Store Home Improvement Store Interior Construction Contractor Painting and paint contractors Paint Store Plumbing installation and repair Surveyor Art School Cramming School Education Educational Institution Elementary School Kindergarten Language School Middle School Physical education Piano Instructor Preschool Taekwondo School Adult entertainment Cultural Center Event management Karaoke Libraries Nature Preserve Photographer Photography Studio Scenic Spot Tourist Attraction Wedding Service Asian Restaurant Bakeries Barbecue Restaurant Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Butcher Shop Restaurant Cafes Chicken Restaurant Chicken Shop Chinese restaurants Coffee Shop Cold Noodle Restaurant Dessert Shop Dried Seafood Store Entertainment Fried Chicken Takeaway Fruit and Vegetable Store Gamjatang Restaurant Gimbap Restaurant Grilled Duck Restaurant Grocery stores and supermarkets Health Food Store Internet cafes Italian restaurants Izakaya Restaurant Japanese restaurants Karaoke Bar Korean Beef Restaurant Korean restaurants Korean Rib Restaurant Milk Delivery Service Noodle Shop Oven Baked Chicken Delivery Pub Restaurants Rice Cake Shop Sashimi Restaurant Seafood restaurants Seafood Store Snack Bar Soju Pub Tea House Tea & Non-Alcoholic Beverage Venues Tent Bar Western Restaurant Appliance Repair Service Clothing Alteration Service Curtain Store Equipment Rental Agency Furniture stores Landscaper Lighting stores Locksmiths Tailor Wallpaper Store Atm's Banks Insurance Agency Lawyer Cemetery Dentists Medical clinic Opticians and eyewear Oriental Medical Clinic Skin Care Clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Psychic Public bath Advertising Agency Agricultural Cooperative Federation Cleaning Service Labor Union Media Newspaper Publisher Office supplies and stationery stores Research Institute Talent Agency Apartment Building Housing Complex Real Estate Agency Book stores and newsstands Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Craft Store Fishing Store Flower Delivery Gift Shop Jeweler Market Novelty Store Pharmacy Second hand stores Shopping Shopping Mall Sign Shop Supermarket Campground Gym Mountain Gear Store Night Club Pool Hall Public parks Screen Golf Driving Range Soccer Practice Sporting Goods Store Bed and breakfasts Bus Station Bus Stop Courier Service Freight forwarding Guest House Holiday Home Hotels Hotels and motels Indoor Lodging Inn Lodging Motel Mountain Cable Car Moving companies Observation Deck Railway services Resort Rest Stop Small Van Delivery Company Taxis Transportation Service Travel Agency Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Taebaek

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	868
Real estate	384
Grocery stores and supermarkets	207
Shopping	198
Other accommodation	125
Unreachable	120
Beauty salons	115
Bars, pubs and taverns	115
Wholesale of machinery	98
Religion	97

Taebaek Facts

Area	6.1 km²
Population	14,238
Male Population	7,305 (51.3%)
Female Population	6,933 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+57.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+47.4%
Median Age	43.8 years (Male: 42.1, Female: 45.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$30,884 (2022)
Area Codes	33
Neighborhoods	황지동
Local Time
Timezone	Korean Standard Time
Lat & Lng	37.17590, 128.98890
Postal Codes	26000, 26001, 26002, 26003, 26052, More

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Taebaek Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,069	10,249	9,658	8,538	14,238	13,429	12,623
Population Density	1,480.7 / km²	1,673.3 / km²	1,576.8 / km²	1,394 / km²	2,324.6 / km²	2,192.5 / km²	2,060.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Taebaek Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 47.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Taebaek	+57%	+38.9%	+47.4%
Gangwon Province (South Korea)	—	—	—
South Korea	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Taebaek Median Age

Median Age: 43.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Taebaek	43.8 yrs	45.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Gangwon Province (South Korea)	40.8 yrs	42.7 yrs	39 yrs
South Korea	38 yrs	39.2 yrs	36.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Taebaek Population Density

Population Density: 2,325 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Taebaek	14,238	6.1 km²	2,325 / km²
Gangwon Province (South Korea)	1.5 million	16,841.7 km²	86.6 / km²
South Korea	48.8 million	99,452.9 km²	491 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Taebaek Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Taebaek

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Taebaek Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,455	$13,213	$16,839	$17,886	$25,447	$30,536	$28,995	$30,884
Total GDP	$58.4M	$115.3M	$144.2M	$158.7M	$240.6M	$331M	$303.7M	$318.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Taebaek CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Taebaek	175,685 tn	12.34 tn	28,683.3 tons/km²
Gangwon Province (South Korea)	18,847,342 tn	12.92 tn	1,119.1 tons/km²
South Korea	595,864,161 tn	12.2 tn	5,991.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Taebaek CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	175,685 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.34 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	28,683.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Cyclone	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/19/19	2:16 AM	4.4	89.2 km	10,000 m	50km NE of Tonghae, South Korea	usgs.gov
1/20/07	11:56 AM	4.7	65 km	10,000 m	South Korea	usgs.gov
12/13/96	4:10 AM	4.8	20.3 km	10,000 m	South Korea	usgs.gov
1/23/96	8:09 PM	4.3	68.2 km	56,500 m	South Korea	usgs.gov
10/6/95	12:07 PM	4.3	60.8 km	33,000 m	South Korea	usgs.gov
2/28/82	3:27 PM	5	55.2 km	10,000 m	South Korea	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Taebaek

Taebaek is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated in 650 m ~ 700 m, Taebaek is the highest city in South Korea.

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