North Jeolla Province

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Jeonbuk State 전북특별자치도 North Jeolla Province
Special Self-governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	전북특별자치도
• Hanja	全北特別自治道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Chŏnbuk T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
• Revised Romanization	Jeonbuk Teukbyeol Jachido
From the left: Buan County, Buan, Gochang, Iksan, Jeonju, Imsil County, Jeongeup
Flag Logo
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Capital and largest city	Jeonju
Subdivisions	6 cities; 8 counties
Government
• Governor	Kim Gwan-young (Democratic)
Area
• Total	8,069.05 km2 (3,115.48 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Population  (December, 2022)
• Total	1,769,607
• Density	219.31/km2 (568.0/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	Zinnia
• Tree	Ginkgo
• Bird	Magpie
GDP [1]
• Total	KR₩ 58 trillion US$ 46 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 code	KR-45
Dialect	Jeolla
Website	Official website (English)

North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (Korean: 전북특별자치도; lit. Jeonbuk (North Jeolla) Special Self-Governing Province"), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang to the east and South Jeolla to the south.

Jeonbuk State emerged in 1896 from the northern part of the old Jeolla province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea. Originally North Jeolla Province, it was renamed Jeonbuk (a shortening of North Jeolla) on 18 January 2024 concurrent with the territory gaining more autonomy and being classified as self-governing rather than as a regular province. The special bill on the creation of the special autonomous province of North Jeolla is a project put forward by the People Power Party in August 2022 in accordance with Article 6 of the special law on the establishment of special autonomous provinces. It is the 3rd after the provinces of Jeju and Gangwon to obtain this status.

Jeonju is the capital and largest city of Jeonbuk, with other major cities including Iksan, Gunsan and Jeongeup.

Jeolla Province, including North Jeolla, was the first province/state out of the Eight Provinces system to have its 1000th year anniversary in 2018, as the name 'Jeolla-do' was established in 1018,during Hyeonjong of Goryeo's 9th year in power.^[2]