Place:Jeollabuk-do, South Korea

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NameJeollabuk-do
Alt namesChŏlla Pukdosource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 136; Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-36; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 860
Chŏlla-buktosource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Chŏlla-puktosource: Family History Library Catalog
Chŏlla-puktosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Chŏllabuksource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 136
Chŏllapuksource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 338
North Chŏllasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 860
TypeProvince
Coordinates35.75°N 127.25°E
Located inSouth Korea
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Changsu
Chinan
Chulp'o
Chŏngŭp
Gimje
Gunsan
Iksan
Imp'a
Imsil
Iri
Jeongeup
Jeonju
Kimje
Kudongho
Kŏch'ang
Man'gyŏng
Mujang-ni
Muju
Mup'ungjang
Namwon
Osu-ri
Puan
Samnye
Sunch'ang
T'aein
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern 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 is located at Jeonju, South Korea, which was the capital of all of Jeolla before 1896.


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