Jeollabuk-do Province

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홈 Member Regional Governments South Korea (ROK) Jeollabuk-do Province

Kim Kwan-young

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City Emblem	City flower	City tree	City bird
	Crape myrtle	Ginkgo tree	Magpie

1018 : Gangnam-do (Jeollabuk-do) and Haeyang-do (Jeollanam-do) Provinces are incorporated and named Jeolla-do Province. Anchalsa (commissioner), who overlooks the whole region, is appointed to Jeonju.
1896 : As the 13-province system is introduced, Jeolla-do Province is divided into South and North Jeolla-do Provinces. Jeollabuk-do Province, North Jeolla, consists of 26 counties.
1914 : Administrative districts bu and county are reorganized into 1 bu (Gunsan) and 14 counties.
2021 : The administrative districts consist of six cities and eight counties.

Jeollabuk-do Province is located in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders the Yellow Sea on the west. It has ‘east-high and west-low’ landform characteristics with Gunsan, Jinbong, and the Byeonsan-bando National Park on the west and the Sobaek Mountains and Noryeong Mountains on the east.


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Geography/Climate	Area : 8,069㎢ (As of 2019) Location : 35˚18′~ 36˚09′north latitude and 127˚55′~ 125˚58 east longitude Climate : Average temperature 13.2℃(winter : 1.2℃, summer : 26.4℃), annual precipitation 1,200㎜
Population	Population : 1,806,441 (As of September 30, 2020) Number of households: 831,694
Major Event	World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeonbuk, Jeon-ju International Sori Festival, Namwon Chunhyang Festival, Jeonju Hanji Festival, Muju Firefly Festival
Tourist Attractions	Mt. Jirisan, Mt. Naejangsan, Mt. Byeonsan peninsula, Mt. Deokyusan, Mt. Seonwoonsan, Mt. Moaksan mountain, Geumsansa Temple, Naejangsa Temple, Gwanghanru, Muju Resort, Jukrim Hot Spring
Sisterhood & Friendship Provinces / Cities	China: Jiangsu Province(Oct 1994), Shanghai(Sept 2005), Shandong Province(Nov 2006), Yunnan Province(Oct 2009) Japan: Kagoshima Prefecture(Oct 1989), Ishikawa Prefecture(Sept 2001) Russia: Primorsky Territory(Nov 2021) Vietnam: Dak Lak Province(Dec 2017), Gau Mau Province(May 2019) Others: New Jersey(May 2000), Washington(June 2004), US


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Economy(As of 2019, provisional)	GRDP : ₩ 49,459 billion Per capita GRDP : ₩ 28.7 million
Industry(As of 2019, provisional)	Service industry 68.3%, mining manufacturing industry 21.2%, construction industry 9.7%, agriculture and fishery 0.8% Specialized industry : Mechanical parts, health functional food, marine equipment, lightweight material figuration, fiber composite material
Products	Agricultural and fisheries product : rice, barley, peach, ginseng, chili, ginger, walnut, dried persimmon Industrial product : Automobile, textile, jewelry, chemical, paper manufacture, machinery, electronics Specialty product : Embroidery, wooden tableware, Hanji(Korean paper), Hapjooksun fan, ceramics, Janggo(Korean drum)