North Jeolla Province

Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla) is a province in the soothwast o the Republic o Korea. The province wis formed in 1896 frae the northren hauf o the umwhile Jeolla province, an remained a province o Korea til the kintra's diveesion in 1945, then became pairt o the ROK. The provincial caipital is locatit at Jeonju, which wis the caipital o aw o Jeolla afore 1896.

 Geographical location o Jeollabuk-do 

Jeollabuk-do is locatit in the wast-soothren pairt o Korea, bordered on the east-soothren bi Hadong-gun, Hamyang-gun, and Geochang-gun of Gyeongnam, and Gimcheon-si of Gyeongbuk, Bangyabong Peak o Sobaek Muntain(1,732m), Toggibong Peak(1,534m), Myeongseungbong Peak(1,586m), Baekwoonsan Muntain(1,279m), Namdeokyusan Muntain(1,508m), an Muyongsan Muntain(1,492m), on the sooth bi Yeongwang-gun, Jangseong-gun, Damyang-gun, Gokseong-gun, an Gure-gun, on the north bi Geumsan-gun, Nonsan-si, Buyeo -gun, an Seocheon-gun o Choongnam, an Yeongdong-gun of Choongbuk, an on the wast bi Cheenae ower the Yellae Sea.

The total aurie o Jeollabuk-do is 8,061.41㎢, which accoonts for 8.1% o the total aurie o the Republic o Korea.

 Transportation an industry 
In the 1960s the Honam heich-gate (which haes syne been upgradit tae the Honam Expresswey) wis built. This creatit an industrial belt, connectin the ceeties o Iri (nou cried Iksan) an Gunsan (a port ceety) wi the provincial caipital o Jeonju.

 Internaitional Sisterhuid relationship & pairtnership 
 Sisterhuid relationship
  Jiangsu, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (27 October 1994)
  Washington, Unitit States (17 Mey 1996)
  New Jersey State, Unitit States (19 Mey 2000) 

 Pairtnership 
  Kagoshima Prefectur, Japan (30 October 1989)   
  Ishikawa Prefectur, Japan (10 September 2001) 
  Shanghai, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (17 Aprile 2003)
  Shandong, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (2 November 2006)

 Admeenistrative diveesions 
 Ceeties 
 Jeonju (전주시; 全州市, caipital)
 Jeongeup (정읍시; 井邑市) Gunsan (군산시; 群山市)
 Namwon (남원시; 南原市) Iksan (익산시; 益山市)
 Gimje (김제시; 金堤市)

 Coonties 
 Buan Coonty (부안군; 扶安郡)
 Gochang Coonty (고창군; 高敞郡)
 Imsil Coonty (임실군; 任實郡) Jangsu Coonty (장수군; 長水郡)
 Jinan Coonty (진안군; 鎭安郡)
 Muju Coonty (무주군; 茂朱郡) Sunchang Coonty (순창군; 淳昌郡)
 Wanju Coonty (완주군; 完州郡)

 See an aa 
 Leet o Korea-relatit topics
 Jeonbuk FC

 Freemit airtins 
 Offeecial steid 

Category:Provinces o Sooth Korea