North Jeolla
Also known as Jeollabuk-do, Jeonbuk, Jeonbuk State, North Jeolla Province, North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province, Jeonbuk Province, Jeonbuk Special Self-governing Province
province of South Korea
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North Jeolla is a province located in the southwestern region of South Korea. It is one of the country's important agricultural and cultural areas, known for its fertile farmland and historical significance in Korean heritage.
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- www.jeonbuk.go.kr
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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 January 18, 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 province after the provinces of Jeju and Gangwon to obtain this status.