Place:Chŏlla-namdo, South Korea

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NameChŏlla-namdo
Alt namesChŏlla Namdosource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 136; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1138
Chŏlla-namdosource: Family History Library Catalog
Chŏllanamsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 338
South Chŏllasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1138
TypeProvince
Coordinates34.75°N 127.0°E
Located inSouth Korea
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Changgye-ri
Changhŭng
Changsŏng
Chindo
Gwangju
Gwangyang
Haenam
Hamp'yŏng
Iyang-ni
Kach'i-ri
Kaedo-ri
Kagyo-ri
Kangjin
Kiltu-ri
Kohŭng
Koksŏng
Kwangyang
Maegye-ri
Mokp'o
Mokpo
Muan
Naju
Posŏng
Pŏlgyo
Pŏpsŏng
Songjŏng
Sunch'ŏn
Sŏp'yŏng-ni
Tamyang
Tang-ni
Usuyŏng
Wando
Wŏndong-ni
Yŏngam
Yŏngsanp'o
Yŏsu
Ŏran-ni
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South Jeolla Province (; Jeollanam-do; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of 12,247 km2 (4,729 sq mi) located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. 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.

Muan County is the capital and Yeosu is the largest city of South Jeolla, with other major cities including Suncheon, Mokpo, and Gwangyang. Gwangju was the largest city of South Jeolla until becoming a Metropolitan City in 1986, and was the historic capital until the provincial government was relocated to the Muan County town of Namak in 2005.

South Jeolla was established in 1896 from the province of Jeolla, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the southern half of its mainland territory and most outlying islands.

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