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| South Jeolla Province | |
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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeollanam-do |
| McCune-Reischauer | Chollanam-do |
| Hangul | 전라 남도 |
| Hanja | 全羅南道 |
| Short Name | Jeonnam (Chonnam; 전남; 全南) |
| Statistics | |
| Population (excluding Gwangju) | 1,994,287 ( 2000, census) |
| Area (excluding Gwangju) | 11,858 kmē |
| Capital | Gwangju |
| Administrative Divisions | 5 cities ("Si"); 17 counties ("Gun") |
| Region | Honam |
| Dialect | Jeolla |
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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 divisionOn August 10 1945 there was a meeting of commissions of the ministry of the exterior, the ministry of war and the ministry of marines. As part of this meeting, the two young officers Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel were given the task to come up with a pl 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 CityIn North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces Do . Hence, like the provinces, such cities are under the direct administration of the central governm. The capital was originally located at NajuNaju Naju-si is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju during the Japanese Colonial Period. See also List of Korea-related topics External link Cities in South Korea. and was moved during the Japanese Colonial Period.
The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow SeaThe Yellow Sea (in North and South Korea, it is also called the West Sea is the northern part of the East China Sea, which in turn is a part of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between Mainland China and the Korean peninsula. Its name comes from the sand, 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 Somjin , Yongsan 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 procude, 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.