South Jeolla
South Jeolla Province, formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam, is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Gwangju and Muan.
Gwangju
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Gwangju, is a metropolitan city in the center of South Jeolla province, South Korea. Gwangju has a thriving youth and arts culture and even a glance down the streets of 'Geumnam-ro' will note a generally more fashion-conscious populace.
Muan
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Muan county is in South Jeolla in South Korea. It is located on the Muan Peninsula in the western center of the province. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, Muan is best known for its peaceful rural landscapes, coastal wetlands, and cultural attractions such as the Hoesan White Lotus Pond, Muan Hwangto Mudflat Land, Seungdal Mountain, and Topmeori Beach.
Yeosu
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Yeosu is a coastal city in South Jeolla province, South Korea. Yeosu is one of the country's most picturesque port cities especially at night. Famous for its seafood, beaches, flowers and marinas, it is developing as an international ocean resort and tourist destination and was selected as a host city for the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu Harbor.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mokpo and Gwangyang.
Mokpo
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Mokpo is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula.
Gwangyang
Gwangyang is in South Jeolla on the south coast of South Korea. It is located in the southeastern part of South Jeolla Province. The population is 154,000 as of 2024.
Jindo
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Jindo, also known as "Jindo-gun", is an island in South Korea, in the southwestern province of Jeollanam. It is the third-largest island in the country, accessible from the mainland via the cities of Mokpo and Gwangju.
Haenam
Haenam is a county in the southwestern part of South Jeolla, South Korea. This is a hilly area in the southern part of the Korean peninsula and has a warm maritime climate, making it an area where agriculture and fishing thrive.
Suncheon
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Suncheon is in South Jeolla province on the south coast of the Korean Peninsula. Suncheon is a middle-sized town of 280,000 people near the sea, and is an important center of industry and agriculture. It is about 1 hour from the major city of Gwangju.
Damyang
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Damyang County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Tourism is a major local industry. Notable local products include bamboo goods and strawberries.
Naju
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Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju and the first character of Naju.
Boseong County
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Boseong County, often referred to as the "Green Tea Capital of South Korea," is a picturesque county in South Jeolla Province. Renowned for its stunning tea plantations, Boseong is a must-visit destination for nature lovers, tea enthusiasts, and those seeking a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of urban life.
Hongdo
Hongdo is an island in the Yellow Sea located 115 km from the southwest coast of Mokpo port, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 6.47 km² and consists of steep mountain range, the highest peaks of which are Gitdaebong and Yangsanbong.
Geomundo
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Geomundo, also known as Port Hamilton, is a small group of islands in the Jeju Strait off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, located approximately at.
South Jeolla
- Type: Province with 1,900,000 residents
- Description: province of South Korea
- Also known as: “Chŏlla”, “Jeolla Namdo”, “Jeollanam”, “Jeollanam-do”, “Jeonnam”, “Nam Chzhiolla-do”, “South Chel-la”, “South Chella Province”, “South Chŏlla Province”, “South Chŏnla”, “South Jeolla Province”, “South Zenra”, “South Zenra Province”, “Sud-Tschŏl-la”, “Tjyen-la”, “Tjyen-ra”, “Tsiuen-la”, “Yuzhny Chzhiolla-do”, “Zenra”, “Zenra South”, and “Zenra-han”
- Neighbors: Gwangju, North Jeolla, and South Gyeongsang
- Categories: province of South Korea and locality
- Location: South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
34.8707° or 34° 52′ 15″ northLongitude of center
126.9131° or 126° 54′ 47″ eastPopulation
1,900,000Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“South Jeolla” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Jeollanam”
- Arabic: “جولا الجنوبية”
- Arabic: “جولا نام دو”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة جولا الجنوبية”
- Armenian: “Հարավային Ջոլա”
- Asturian: “Jeolla del Sur”
- Balinese: “Jeolla Kelod”
- Basque: “Hego Jeolla”
- Belarusian: “Паўднёвая Чала”
- Bengali: “দক্ষিণ জেওলা প্রদেশ”
- Bulgarian: “Чъла-Намдо”
- Burmese: “ဂျော်လာတောင်တိုင်း”
- Catalan: “Jeollanam-do”
- Cebuano: “Jeollanam-do”
- Central Kurdish: “باشووری پارێزگای جیۆلا”
- Chinese: “Jeolla Lâm-tō”
- Chinese: “全罗南道”
- Chinese: “全羅南道”
- Czech: “Jižní Čolla”
- Danish: “South Jeolla Province”
- Dutch: “Jeollanam-do”
- Esperanto: “Suda Ĝolla”
- Estonian: “Lõuna-Chŏlla provints”
- Estonian: “Lõuna-Jeolla provints”
- Finnish: “Etelä-Jeolla”
- French: “Jeolla du Sud”
- Galician: “Jeolla do Sur”
- German: “Jeollanam-do”
- Greek: “Τζόλαναμ-ντο”
- Gujarati: “દક્ષિણ જેઓલ્લા પ્રાંત”
- Hakka Chinese: “Jeolla Nàm-tho”
- Hebrew: “דרום ג’אולה”
- Hindi: “दक्षिण जेओला प्रांत”
- Hungarian: “Dél-Csolla”
- Indonesian: “Jeolla Selatan”
- Italian: “Jeolla Meridionale”
- Italian: “Sud Jeolla”
- Japanese: “チョルラ南道”
- Japanese: “チョンナム”
- Japanese: “全南”
- Japanese: “全羅南道”
- Javanese: “Jeollanam-do”
- Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜೆಯೋಲಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ”
- Kazakh: “Чолла-Намдо”
- Khmer: “ខេត្តចុលឡាខាងត្បូង”
- Korean: “Chŏlla-namdo”
- Korean: “Chŏllam”
- Korean: “남도”
- Korean: “전남”
- Korean: “전라남도”
- Korean: “全南”
- Korean: “全羅南道”
- Lao: “ແຂວງຈອນລາໃຕ້”
- Latvian: “Čollanamdo province”
- Latvian: “Čollanamdo”
- Literary Chinese: “全羅南道”
- Lithuanian: “Pietų Džolos provincija”
- Lombard: “Jeollanam-do”
- Macedonian: “Јужна Чола”
- Malay: “Jeolla Selatan”
- Marathi: “दक्षिण जेओला प्रांत”
- Min Dong Chinese: “Jeolla Nàng-dô̤”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jeolla Lâm-tō”
- Mingrelian: “ობჟათე ჩოლა”
- Mingrelian: “ობჟათე ჩოლაშ პროვინცია”
- Mongolian: “Өмнөд Чолла муж”
- Mongolian: “Өмнөд Чолла”
- Nepali: “दक्षिण जेओला क्षेत्र”
- Northern Frisian: “Jeollanam-do”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Jeolla”
- Norwegian: “Sør-Jeolla”
- Persian: “استان جولا جنوبی”
- Persian: “جئولانام-دو”
- Persian: “جیولا جنوبی”
- Polish: “Jeolla Południowa”
- Portuguese: “Jeolla do Sul”
- Portuguese: “Jeollanam-do”
- Portuguese: “Jeonnam”
- Quechua: “Urin Jeolla pruwinsya”
- Romanian: “Jeolla de Sud”
- Russian: “Чолла-Намдо”
- Scots: “Jeollanam-do”
- Scots: “Sooth Jeolla Province”
- Sinhala: “දකුණු ජෙඔලා පළාත”
- Slovenian: “Južna Jeolla”
- Spanish: “Jeolla del Sur”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Jeolla del Sur”
- Swahili: “Jeollanam-do”
- Swedish: “Södra Jeolla”
- Swedish: “Sydjeolla”
- Tamil: “தெற்கு ஜெஒல்லா மாகாணம்”
- Telugu: “దక్షిణ జియోలా ప్రావిన్స్”
- Telugu: “దక్షిణ జియోలా రాష్ట్రభాగం”
- Thai: “จังหวัดจ็อลลาใต้”
- Thai: “จังหวัดช็อลลาใต้”
- Tok Pisin: “Saut Jeolla”
- Turkish: “Güney Jeolla”
- Ukrainian: “Південна провінція Чолла”
- Ukrainian: “Південна Чолла”
- Urdu: “جنوبی جئولا صوبہ”
- Vietnamese: “Jeolla Nam”
- Welsh: “Talaith De Jeolla”
- Western Panjabi: “صوبہ تھلواں جیولا”
- Wu Chinese: “全罗南道”
- Yue Chinese: “全羅南道”
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