North Jeolla Province

Coordinates: 35°49′N 127°09′E / 35.817°N 127.150°E / 35.817; 127.150
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Jeonbuk State
전북특별자치도
Special Self-governing Province
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul전북특별자치도
 • Hanja全北特別自治道
 • McCune‑ReischauerChŏnbuk T'ŭkpyŏl Chach'ido
 • Revised RomanizationJeonbuk Teukbyeol Jachido
Jeolla
WebsiteOfficial website (English)

Jeonbuk State (

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

Gangwon
to obtain this status.

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

History

During the

King Munmu
).

When there were nine states and five small capitals in Unified Silla in 685, there were Wansan-ju (present Jeonju) and Namwon-gyeong (present Namwon) in Jeonbuk State in existence.

In 892, when General

Goryeo Dynasty
. From 900 to the time when Hubaekje was conquered by Goryeo, Wansan-ju (present Jeonju) had been its capital, and the country ruled the whole Jeolla-do region.

In 996 (14th year of King Seongjong), this region was named Gangnam province and the Korean government established the four states (Jeonju-Jeonju, Yeongju-Gobu, Sunju-Sunchang, and Maju-Okgu) in the North Jeolla region.

Gangnam-do (Jeonbuk) and Haenam-do (

Jeonnam
) were combined and titled as Jeolla-do in 1018 (9th year of King Hyeonjong's reign).

During the

Jeju-do
.

In 1896 (33rd year of King Gojong's reign), the whole country was divided into 13 provinces. Jeolla-do was divided into Jeollanam-do and Jeollabuk-do. Jeollabuk-do consisted of 26 counties.During the Japanese colonial periodn, the province became the province of Zenrahoku-dō, which was reverted into the original subdivision in 1945.

In 1963, Geumsan-gun was incorporated into Chungnam, and Wido-myeon of Jeonnam was incorporated into Jeonbuk. Jeongju-eup and Namwon-eup were raised to cities in 1981 and Gimje-eup was raised to city status in 1989. Wansan-gu and Deokjin-gu were established in Jeonju-city in the same year.

Due to establishment of cities in the mixed type of city-farming area in 1995, Okgu, Jeungeup, Namwon, Gimje and Iksan-Guns were combined. Gimje and Iksan-guns were merged and Gunsan, Jeonju, Namwon, Gimje and Iri cities were integrated. Through repeated reorganizations of administrative districts, now the region consists of the administrative districts of six cities and eight counties.

Failures in the hosting of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in July 2023 led to political controversy, adding to long-term concerns about a lack of development alongside population decline and aging. As a result of a law passed in December 2023, on 18 January 2024 the North Jeolla became a special self-governing province and was renamed Jeonbuk State (Jeonbuk being an abbreviation of North Jeolla). This new status increases the autonomy of the province's government, being able to approve projects requiring environmental impact assessments and tailor its own immigration and tourism policies.[2]

Geography

Jeonbuk State is in the south-western part of Korea, bordered on the south-eastern by Hadong-gun, Hamyang-gun, and Geochang-gun of Gyeongnam, and Gimcheon-si of Gyeongbuk, Bangyabong Peak of Sobaek Mountain (1,732 metres (5,682 ft)), Toggibong Peak (1,534 metres (5,033 ft)), Myeongseungbong Peak (1,586 metres (5,203 ft)), Baekwoonsan Mountain (1,279 metres (4,196 ft)), Namdeokyusan Mountain (1,508 metres (4,948 ft)), and Muyongsan Mountain (1,492 metres (4,895 ft)), on the south by Yeongwang-gun, Jangseong-gun, Damyang-gun, Gokseong-gun, and Gurye-gun, on the north by Geumsan-gun, Nonsan-si, Buyeo-gun, and Seocheon-gun of Chungnam, and Yeongdong-gun of Chungbuk and on the west by China over the Yellow Sea.

The total area of Jeonbuk State is 8,067 square kilometres (3,115 sq mi), which accounts for 8.1% of the total area of South Korea.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 2,287,689—    
1990 2,069,960−1.00%
2000 1,890,669−0.90%
2010 1,777,220−0.62%
2015 1,834,114+0.63%
2020 1,802,766−0.34%
Source: Citypopulation[3]

Festivals[4]

Jeonju International Sori Festival

Jeonju International Sori Festival is a high-quality worldwide music art festival based on Pansori, Korea's Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is designed to promote Korean music to the world and exchange diverse musical heritages of many nations though sounds as meditation. The festival was selected as one of the "Best 25 International Festivals" by the UK music magazine Songlines in 2012 and 2013.[5]

Jeollabuk-do World Calligraphy Biennale

The Jeollabuk-do World Calligraphy Biennale was launched in favor of popularizing and globalizing Korean calligraphy in 1997. Since then, the art of calligraphy, the quintessence of Chinese character culture in East Asia, has gained global interest among calligraphers and the public over the years.[6]

Transportation and industry

In the 1960s the Honam highway (which has been upgraded to the

Iri (now called Iksan) and Gunsan (a port city) with the provincial capital of Jeonju
.

Public transportation networks serve Jeonju and other cities in Jeollabuk-do including Gunsan Airport.[7]

  • Jeju International Airport → Gunsan Airport: twice a day / 50-minute flight
  • Gunsan Airport → Jeonju: Airport shuttle service / 1 hour running
  • Gunsan intercity bus service for other cities and counties

Education

National Universities with Graduate Schools

Private Universities with Graduate Schools

National Institutes of Higher Education

  • Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries - Jeonju

Private Institutes of Higher Education

Religion

Religion in North Jeolla (2005)

  Not religious (49.5%)
  Protestantism (26.3%)
  Buddhism (12.8%)
  Catholicism (11.4%)

According to the census of 2005

Muism
and other indigenous religions.

International sisterhood relationships and partnerships

Administrative divisions

Map # Name Hangul Hanja Population (2016.12) Subdivisions
—
Specific City
—
1 Jeonju 전주시 全州市 651,744 2 ilban-gu — 33 haengjeong-dong
—
City
—
2 Iksan 익산시 益山市 300,479 1 eup, 14 myeon, 14 haengjeong-dong
3 Gunsan 군산시 群山市 277,551 1 eup, 10 myeon, 16 haengjeong-dong
4 Jeongeup 정읍시 井邑市 115,173 1 eup, 14 myeon, 8 haengjeong-dong
5 Gimje 김제시 金堤市 87,782 1 eup, 14 myeon, 4 haengjeong-dong
6 Namwon 남원시 南原市 84,188 1 eup, 15 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong
—
County
—
7
Wanju County
 완주군 完州郡 95,480 3 eup, 10 myeon
8
Gochang County
 고창군 高敞郡 60,597 1 eup, 13 myeon
9 Buan County 부안군 扶安郡 57,005 1 eup, 12 myeon
10
Sunchang County
 순창군 淳昌郡 29,949 1 eup, 10 myeon
11
Imsil County
 임실군 任實郡 30,197 1 eup, 11 myeon
12 Muju County 무주군 茂朱郡 24,949 1 eup, 5 myeon
13 Jinan County 진안군 鎭安郡 26,069 1 eup, 10 myeon
14
Jangsu County
 장수군 長水郡 23,628 1 eup, 6 myeon

Tourism

Hanok Village in Jeonju
Mireuksa Temple Site in Iksan

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
  2. ^ Son Ji-hyoung (January 18, 2024). "With increased autonomy, Jeonbuk State seeks growth". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Korea: Provinces".
  4. ^ skoinfo. "Jeollabuk-do". en.jeonbuk.go.kr. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 전주세계소리축제 (2018.10.03~10.07)". www.sorifestival.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ^ 세계서예전북비엔날레. :: 세계서예전북비엔날레::. www.biennale.or.kr.
  7. ^ Official site http://en.jeonbuk.go.kr/index.jeonbuk?menuCd=DOM_000000204001000000
  8. ^ census 2005 http://www.census.go.kr/dat/ysr/ysrList.do?q_menu=5&q_sub=7

External links

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