Cholla-Pucto ( cor. 전라북도 [tɕʌl.la.buk̚.to] ), abbreviated Chonbuk ( cor. 전북 - Chonrabucto ) is a province in southwestern South Korea . The administrative center is the city of Jeonju .
| province (before) | |
| Cholla Pucto | |
|---|---|
| 전라 북도 全 羅 北 道 Jeollabuk-do | |
| A country |  The Republic of Korea |
| Included in | Honam Region |
| Includes | 6 si, 8 kunas |
| Adm. Centre | Jeonju |
| Governor | Kim Won Joo |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 8 050 km² (7th place ) |
| Timezone | UTC + 9: 00 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,777,220 people ( 2010 ) ( 9th place ) |
| Density | 220.77 people / km² (12th place) |
| Official language | Korean ( Cholla Dialect ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | KR-45 |
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Administrative Division
Cholla Pucto is divided into 6 cities ("si") and 8 counties ("kun"). Below are the names of their Russian names, as well as a record in hangeul and hanche .
Cities
- Iksan (익산시; 益 山 市)
- Gimje (김제시; 金堤 市)
- Kunsan (군산시; 群山 市)
- Namvon (남원시; 南 原 市)
- Jeonju (전주시; 全 州市 - the provincial capital)
- Chonyp (정읍시; 井 邑 市)
Counties
- Wanju (완주군; 完 州郡)
- Imsil (임실군; 任 實 郡)
- Kochkhan (고창군; 高敞 郡)
- Muju (무주군; 茂 朱 郡)
- Pointe (부안군; 扶 安郡)
- Sunchan (순창군; 淳 昌 郡)
- Chansu (장수군; 長 水 郡)
- Chinan (진안군; 鎭 安郡)
Religion
According to the 2005 census of North Cholla, 37.7% followers of Christianity (26.3% Protestantism and 11.4% Catholicism) and 12.8% followers of Buddhism. 49.5% of the population is mostly non-religious or follows muism and other indigenous religions.
See also
- Provinces of korea
- Regions of Korea
- Korean dialects
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