North Jeolla: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

North Jeolla Province
Korean Name
Revised Romanization	Jeollabuk-do
McCune-Reischauer	Chŏllabuk-to
Hangul	전라 북도
Hanja	全羅北道
Short Name	Jeonbuk (Chŏnbuk; 전북; 全北)
Statistics
Population	1,887,239 (2000, census)
Area	8,043 km²
Capital	Jeonju
Administrative Divisions	6 cities ("Si"); 8 counties ("Gun")
Region	Honam
Dialect	Jeolla
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North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Jeonju, which was the capital of all of Jeolla before 1896.

The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by South Chungcheong Province, on the south by South Jeolla, and on the east by North and South Gyeongsang Provinces.

The Noryong Mountains divide the province. The eastern half is a plateau, the western one a plain. Through the plain in the west flow four rivers: Somjin, Mankyong, Tongjin and Geum. The plain is one of the largest granaries of South Korea. Apart from rice, important products include cotton, barley, hemp and paper mulberry which is used for the paper in traditional sliding doors. Cattle breeding is important in the eastern plateau.

In the 1960s the Honam highway (which has since been upgraded to the Honam Expressway) was built. This created an industrial belt, connecting the cities of Iri (now called Iksan) and Gunsan (a port city) with the provincial capital of Jeonju.

Administrative divisions

North Jeolla is divided into 6 cities ("Si" or "Shi") and 8 counties ("Gun").

• Gimje-shi (김제시; 金堤市)
• Gunsan-shi (군산시; 群山市)
• Iksan-shi (익산시; 益山市)
• Jeongjeup-shi (정읍시; 井邑市)
• Jeonju-shi (전주시; 全州市)
• Namwon-shi (남원시; 南原市)
• Buan-gun (부안군; 扶安郡)
• Gochang-gun (고창군; 高敞郡)
• Imshil-gun (임실군; 任實郡)
• Jangsu-gun (장수군; 長水郡)
• Jinan-gun (진안군; 鎭安郡)
• Muju-gun (무주군; 茂朱郡)
• Sunchang-gun (순창군; 淳昌郡)
• Wanju-gun (완주군; 完州郡)

• Kim Dae Jung (former president, 1998-2003)

Administrative divisions of South Korea
Special City Seoul
Metropolitan Cities Busan | Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju | Incheon | Ulsan
Provinces North Chungcheong | South Chungcheong | Gangwon | Gyeonggi | North Gyeongsang | South Gyeongsang | Jeju | North Jeolla | South Jeolla