From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Jeollabuk-do |
|
|
| Short name |
|
|
| Statistics |
|
|
| Location map |
Map of South Korea highlighting the province. |
Jeollabuk-do (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, and 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.
[edit] Geography
The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by Chungcheongnam-do, on the south by Jeollanam-do, and on the east by Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do. The Noryeong Mountains divide the province. The eastern half is a plateau, the western one a plain. Through the plain in the west flow four rivers: Seomjin, Mangyeong, Dongjin, and Geum.
[edit] Resources
The western plain in Jeollabuk-do 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.
[edit] Transportation and industry
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.
[edit] Administrative divisions
-
Main article: Cities and Counties of Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do is divided into 6 cities (si) and 8 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.
[edit] Cities
[edit] Counties
[edit] History
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
