North Jeolla
province of South Korea
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North Jeolla is an administrative area whose capital is Jeonju. It had a population of 1.8M in 2022[1]. The region operates in the UTC+09:00 time zone.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Korea[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Capital: Jeonju[5]
- Shares border with: South Jeolla[6], North Gyeongsang[7], South Gyeongsang[8], North Chungcheong[9], South Chungcheong[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Jeonju[11], Gunsan[12], Iksan[13], Jeongeup[14], Namwon[15], Gimje[16], Wanju County[17], Jinan County[18], Muju County[19], Jangsu County[20], Imsil County[21], Sunchang County[22], Gochang County[23], Buan County[24]
- Flag: flag of North Jeolla[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Shanghai[26]
- Legislative body: North Jeolla Province municipal council[27]
- Executive body: Jeonbuk Provincial Government[28]
- Commons category: Jeollabuk-do[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[30]
- Official website: http://www.jeonbuk.go.kr[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:North Jeolla Province[32]
- Population: 1,818,157[33], 1,769,607[34]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of North Jeolla Province[35]
- Official name: 전라북도[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jeollabuk-do[37]
- Official blog URL: http://blog.jb.go.kr[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from North Jeolla Province[39]
- Short name: 전북[40]
- Area: 8067 km²[41]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Jeollabuk-do[42]
- Social media followers: 9961[43], 10,192[44], 10,000[45], 11,300[46]
Why It Matters
North Jeolla has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]