North Jeolla Province

Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla) is a province in the soothwast o the Republic o Korea. The province wis formed in 1896 frae the northren hauf o the umwhile Jeolla province, an remained a province o Korea til the kintra's diveesion in 1945, then became pairt o the ROK. The provincial caipital is locatit at Jeonju, which wis the caipital o aw o Jeolla afore 1896.

Geographical location o Jeollabuk-do eedit

Jeollabuk-do is locatit in the wast-soothren pairt o Korea, bordered on the east-soothren bi Hadong-gun, Hamyang-gun, and Geochang-gun of Gyeongnam, and Gimcheon-si of Gyeongbuk, Bangyabong Peak o Sobaek Muntain(1,732m), Toggibong Peak(1,534m), Myeongseungbong Peak(1,586m), Baekwoonsan Muntain(1,279m), Namdeokyusan Muntain(1,508m), an Muyongsan Muntain(1,492m), on the sooth bi Yeongwang-gun, Jangseong-gun, Damyang-gun, Gokseong-gun, an Gure-gun, on the north bi Geumsan-gun, Nonsan-si, Buyeo -gun, an Seocheon-gun o Choongnam, an Yeongdong-gun of Choongbuk, an on the wast bi Cheenae ower the Yellae Sea.

The total aurie o Jeollabuk-do is 8,061.41㎢, which accoonts for 8.1% o the total aurie o the Republic o Korea.

Transportation an industry eedit

In the 1960s the Honam heich-gate (which haes syne been upgradit tae the Honam Expresswey) wis built. This creatit an industrial belt, connectin the ceeties o Iri (nou cried Iksan) an Gunsan (a port ceety) wi the provincial caipital o Jeonju.

Internaitional Sisterhuid relationship & pairtnership eedit

Sisterhuid relationship
- Jiangsu, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (27 October 1994)
- Washington, Unitit States (17 Mey 1996)
- New Jersey State, Unitit States (19 Mey 2000)

Pairtnership
- Kagoshima Prefectur, Japan (30 October 1989)
- Ishikawa Prefectur, Japan (10 September 2001)
- Shanghai, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (17 Aprile 2003)
- Shandong, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (2 November 2006)