South Jeolla
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Template:Infobox Korean province South Jeolla 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. The provincial capital and largest city is Gwangju, which is separately administered as a provincial-level Metropolitan City.
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Geography and Resources
The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by North Jeolla Province, on the south by Jeju Strait, and on the east by South Gyeongsang Province.
There are almost 2,000 islands along the coastline, about three quarters of which are uninhabited. The coastline is about 6,100 kilometres long. Some of the marine products, in particular oyster and seeweed 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
South Jeolla is divided into 5 cities ("Si" or "Shi") and 17 counties ("Gun"). Listed below is the name of each entity in English and Hangul.
Cities
Counties
- Boseong County (보성군, 寶城郡)
- Damyang County (담양군, 潭陽郡)
- Gangjin County (강진군, 康津郡)
- Goheung County (고흥군, 高興郡)
- Gokseong County (곡성군, 谷城郡)
- Gurye County (구례군, 求禮郡)
- Haenam County (해남군, 海南郡)
- Hampyeong County (함평군, 咸平郡)
- Hwasun County (화순군, 和順郡)
- Jangheung County (장흥군, 長城郡)
- Jangseong County (장성군, 長興郡)
- Jindo County (진도군, 珍島郡)
- Muan County (무안군, 務安郡)
- Sinan County (신안군, 新安郡)
- Wando County (완도군, 莞島郡)
- Yeongam County (영암군, 靈巖郡)
- Yeonggwang County (영광군, 靈光郡)
See also
External link
- Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla) provincial government English-language home page (http://english.jeonnam.go.kr/)
| Administrative divisions of South Korea | 
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| Special City Seoul | |
| Metropolitan Cities Busan | Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju | Incheon | Ulsan | |
| Provinces North Chungcheong | South Chungcheong | Gangwon | Gyeonggi | North Gyeongsang | South Gyeongsang | Jeju | North Jeolla | South Jeolla | |