South Jeolla Province

South Jeolla Province, or Jeollanam-do (hangul: 전라남도; hanja: 全羅南道; McCune-Reischauer: Chŏllanam-do; Revised Romanization: Jeollanam-do), is a province in the southwest of South Korea.

The province keeps partnerships with many cities and provinces around the world.

History
The South Jeolla province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.  Gwangju was the capital of the province, until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, Muan County in 2005.

Symbols of the province
The symbols of the province are:
Tree: Ginkgo - 은행나무 (Ginkgo biloba)
Flower: Japanese camellia - 동백나무 (Camellia japonica)
Bird: Oriental Turtle Dove - 멧비둘기 (Streptopelia orientalis)
Fish: Red seabream - 참돔 (Pagrus major)

Geography
The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by Jeollabukdo province, on the south by Jeju Strait, and on the east by Gyeongsangnam-do province

The province has an area of  with a population, as for 2010, of 1,9404,55 and a density of  inhabitants per km².

There are almost 2,000 islands along the coastline, about three quarters of which are uninhabited. The coastline is about  long. Some of the marine products, in particular oyster and seaweed cultivation, are leading in South Korea.

The rivers Somjin, Tamjin and Yeongsam form plains that are very good for growing rice. The largest river is the Yeongsan,  long; it flows to the southwest and forms a estuary in the Yellow Sea at Mokpo.

Climate
In coastal areas, the climate is mild and humid, with annual rainfall of  and average temperatures of . Summer is wet, windy and dry winter. The west side of the Sobaek mountains receives heavy snowfall.

Administrative divisions
Jeollanam-do is divided into 5 cities (si) and 17 counties (gun).  Listed below is the name of each entity in English, hangul, and hanja.

 Map  #  Name  Hangul  Hanja  Population (2012)450px— City —1Yeosu여수시麗水市296,4792Mokpo목포시木浦市247,2073Suncheon순천시順天市270,2744Gwangyang광양시光陽市144,1295Naju나주시羅州市93,237— County —6Muan무안군務安郡71,2947Haenam해남군海南郡81 3218Goheung고흥군高興郡76,1189Hwasun화순군和順郡70,75710Yeongam영암군靈巖郡64,59611Yeonggwang영광군靈光郡58,02612Wando완도군莞島郡54 86713Damyang담양군潭陽郡48,32914Boseong보성군寶城郡49,94015Jangseong장성군長城郡47,23116Jangheung장흥군長興郡42,64317Gangjin강진군康津郡41,16018Sinan신안군新安郡46,00719Hampyeong함평군咸平郡37,52820Jindo진도군珍島郡34,48621Gokseong곡성군谷城郡32,89622Gurye구례군求禮郡27,765

References 

Other websites

 Jeollanam-do provincial government English-language home page 
 Office of Tourism of South Jeolla  
 Official Korea Tourism Organization: Jeollanam-do 
 lonely planet: Introducing Jeollanam-do

Category:Provinces of South Korea