North Jeolla Province

North Jeolla Province or Jeollabuk-do (전라북도; 全羅北道; Jeollabuk-do) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the north of Jeolla Province. Its provincial capital is Jeonju.

Jeonbuk State 전북특별자치도
Special Self-governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	전북특별자치도
• Hanja	全北特別自治道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Chŏnbuk T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
• Revised Romanization	Jeonbuk Teukbyeol Jachido
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Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Capital and largest city	Jeonju
Subdivisions	6 cities; 8 counties
Government
• Governor	Kim Gwan-young (Democratic)
Area
• Total	8,069.05 km2 (3,115.48 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Population  (December, 2022)
• Total	1,769,607
• Density	219.31/km2 (568.0/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	Zinnia
• Tree	Ginkgo
• Bird	Magpie
GDP [1]
• Total	KR₩ 58 trillion US$ 46 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 code	KR-45
Dialect	Jeolla
Website	Official website (English)

History

During the Three Kingdoms of Korea period, the province was the center of Mahan, and Mahan became part of Baekje, one of the three Kingdoms. In the Unified Silla period, the towns of Wansan-ju (now Jeonju) and Namwon-gyeong (now Namwon) were started in the province. When King Seongjong of Goryeo divided the whole country into 10 dos, Jeolla-do was called Gangnam-do. Later, in the Joseon Dynasty, it was finally called Jeolla-do.

Geography

Jeollabuk-do's area is 8,067 km² and it occupies 8.1% of South Korea.

Religion

The province contains 6 cities and 8 counties.