South Jeolla Province

South Jeolla Province
—  Province  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	전라남도
• Hanja	全羅南道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Chŏlla-namdo
• Revised Romanization	Jeollanam-do
Logo
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Capital	Muan
Subdivisions	5 cities; 17 counties
Government
• Governor	Park Joon-yung
Area
• Total	12,247 km2 (4,729 sq mi)
Area rank	3rd
Population (2010)
• Total	1,741,499
• Rank	6th
• Density	142/km2 (370/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	Camellia Japonica
• Tree	Ginkgo
• Bird	Streptopelia Orientalis
Dialect	Jeolla
Website	jeonnam.go.kr (English)

South Jeolla Province, or Jeollanam-do, is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The 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.

Geography

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

There are almost 2,000 islands along the coastline, about three quarters of which are uninhabited. The coastline is about 6,100 kilometres (3,800 mi) long. Some of the marine products, in particular oyster and seaweed cultivation, are leading in South Korea.

The province is only partially mountainous. The plains along the rivers Seomjin, Yeongsan and Tamjin create a large granary. There is abundant rainfall in the area, which helps agriculture. The province is also home to the warmest weather on the peninsula. This helps to produce large amounts of agricultural produce, mainly rice, wheat, barley, pulses and potatoes. Vegetables, cotton and fruits are also grown in the province.

A small amount of gold and coal is mined in the province, but industries have also been developed in the area.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Cities and Counties of Jeollanam-do

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 (2010)
	— City —
	1	Yeosu	여수	麗水	269,937
	2	Mokpo	목포	木浦	249,960
	3	Suncheon	순천	順天	258,670
	4	Gwangyang	광양	光陽	137,810
	5	Naju	나주	羅州	78,679
	— County —
	6	Muan	무안군	務安郡	68,462
	7	Haenam	해남군	海南郡	66,042
	8	Goheung	고흥군	高興郡	63,392
	9	Hwasun	화순군	和順郡	62,219
	10	Yeongam	영암군	靈巖郡	58,748
	11	Yeonggwang	영광군	靈光郡	48,663
	12	Wando	완도군	莞島郡	46,777
	13	Damyang	담양군	潭陽郡	41,027
	14	Boseong	보성군	寶城郡	40,166
	15	Jangseong	장성군	長城郡	38,507
	16	Jangheung	장흥군	長興郡	35,763
	17	Gangjin	강진군	康津郡	34,204
	18	Sinan	신안군	新安郡	33,222
	19	Hampyeong	함평군	咸平郡	30,995
	20	Jindo	진도군	珍島郡	28,565
	21	Gokseong	곡성군	谷城郡	27,272
	22	Gurye	구례군	求禮郡	22,419

Sister cities and provinces

• Gyeongsan, South Korea
• Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
• Ipswich, Australia
• Oregon, United States of America
• Arizona, United States of America

See also

• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Jeollanam-do provincial government English-language home page