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South Jeolla

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Also known as Jeollanam, Jeonnam

province of South Korea

AI overview

South Jeolla is a province located in the southwestern region of South Korea. The province is significant as an agricultural and cultural area within the country.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
전라남도
Located in
South Korea
Contains
Sinan County
Population
1790352
Area
12309.03
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Shares border with
Gwangju
Official website
www.jeonnam.go.kr
Image
Fantastic Rocks near Hong-do Island - panoramio - Cho's (1).jpg
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Commons category
Jeollanam-do
topic's main category
Category:South Jeolla Province
twinned administrative body
Shanghai
category for people born here
Category:Births in Jeollanam-do
category of associated people
Category:People from South Jeolla Province
short name
전남
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2026-07-01
inception
1896-08-04
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Encyclopedic overview

South Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라남도), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (전남), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the north, South Gyeongsang to the northeast, and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait.

Suncheon is the largest city in the province, closely followed by Yeosu. Other major cities include Mokpo, Gwangyang and Naju.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “South Jeolla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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