List of cities and counties of North Jeolla Province

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North Jeolla Province is divided into 6 cities (si) and 8 counties (gun). They're also divided into 14 towns (eup), 145 townships (myeon), and 82 neighborhoods (dong). [1]

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NameHangulHanjaHouseholdPopulantion
(2015)
Area(km2)
(2012)
Jeonju 전주시全州市
Gunsan 군산시群山市
Iksan 익산시益山市
Gimje 김제시金堤市
Jeongeup 정읍시井邑市
Namwon 남원시南原市
Jangsu County 장수군長水郡
Jinan County 진안군鎭安郡
Muju County 무주군茂朱郡
Imsil County 임실군任實郡
Sunchang County 순창군淳昌郡
Buan County 부안군扶安郡
Gochang County 고창군高敞郡
Wanju County 완주군完州郡
North Jeolla Province 전라북도全羅北道

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Former

NameHangulRRAbolishedCurrent
Geumsan County 금산군Geumsan-gun1 Jan 1963 Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province
Gimje County 김제군Gimje-gun1 Jan 1995 Gimje
Namwon County 남원군Namwon-gun1 Jan 1995 Namwon
Okku County 옥구군Okku-gun1 Jan 1995 Gunsan
Iri City 이리시Iri-si10 May 1995 Iksan
Iksan County 익산군Iksan-gun10 May 1995 Iksan
Jeongeup County 정읍군Jeongeup-gun1 Jan 1995 Jeongeup
Jeongju City 정주시Jeongju-si1 Jan 1995 Jeongeup

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