South Jeolla Province

The South Jeolla 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. Gwangju was the capital of the province, until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, Muan County in 2005.

The symbols of the province are:^[3]

• Tree: Ginkgo - 은행나무 (Ginkgo biloba)
• Flower: Japanese camellia - 동백나무 (Camellia japonica)
• Bird: Oriental Turtle Dove - 멧비둘기 (Streptopelia orientalis)
• Fish: Red seabream - 참돔 (Pagrus major)

The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by Jeollabukdo province, on the south by Jeju Strait, and on the east by Gyeongsangnam-do province

The province has an area of 12,256.9 square kilometres (4,732 square miles)^[4] with a population, as for 2010, of 1,9404,55^[1] and a density of 158.3 inhabitants per km².

There are almost 2,000 islands along the coastline, about three quarters of which are uninhabited. The coastline is about 6,400 kilometres (4,000 miles) long. Some of the marine products, in particular oyster and seaweed cultivation, are leading in South Korea.

The rivers Somjin, Tamjin and Yeongsam form plains that are very good for growing rice. The largest river is the Yeongsan, 115 kilometres (71 miles) long; it flows to the southwest and forms a estuary in the Yellow Sea at Mokpo.

Climate

In coastal areas, the climate is mild and humid, with annual rainfall of 1,289 millimetres (50.7 inches) and average temperatures of 13–14 degrees Celsius (55–57 degrees Fahrenheit). Summer is wet, windy and dry winter. The west side of the Sobaek mountains receives heavy snowfall.^[5]

Jeollanam-do is divided into 5 cities (si) and 17 counties (gun). Listed below is the name of each entity in English, hangul, and hanja.

Map	#	Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population (2012)[6]
	— City —
	1	Yeosu	여수시	麗水市	296,479
	2	Mokpo	목포시	木浦市	247,207
	3	Suncheon	순천시	順天市	270,274
	4	Gwangyang	광양시	光陽市	144,129
	5	Naju	나주시	羅州市	93,237
	— County —
	6	Muan	무안군	務安郡	71,294
	7	Haenam	해남군	海南郡	81 321
	8	Goheung	고흥군	高興郡	76,118
	9	Hwasun	화순군	和順郡	70,757
	10	Yeongam	영암군	靈巖郡	64,596
	11	Yeonggwang	영광군	靈光郡	58,026
	12	Wando	완도군	莞島郡	54 867
	13	Damyang	담양군	潭陽郡	48,329
	14	Boseong	보성군	寶城郡	49,940
	15	Jangseong	장성군	長城郡	47,231
	16	Jangheung	장흥군	長興郡	42,643
	17	Gangjin	강진군	康津郡	41,160
	18	Sinan	신안군	新安郡	46,007
	19	Hampyeong	함평군	咸平郡	37,528
	20	Jindo	진도군	珍島郡	34,486
	21	Gokseong	곡성군	谷城郡	32,896
	22	Gurye	구례군	求禮郡	27,765

Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Jeolla.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: South Jeolla

• Jeollanam-do provincial government English-language home page Archived 2016-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Office of Tourism of South Jeolla Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine (in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese)
• Official Korea Tourism Organization: Jeollanam-do Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
• lonely planet: Introducing Jeollanam-do