South Jeolla Province

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South Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라남도), name sometimes rendered as Jeollanam-do, was a province in the Honam region, South Korea. It used to be the southernmost province in mainland Korea. It was made defunct on July 1, 2026. Its former territory has been combined with the former city of Gwangju into a new "special metropolitan city" called Jeonnam-Gwangju. South Jeolla bordered the provinces of North Jeolla to the north, South Gyeongsang to the northeast, and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait. Suncheon is the largest city in the region, closely followed by Yeosu. Other major cities include Mokpo, Gwangyang and Naju. Jeolla-do, including both North and South Jeolla, was the first province out of the Eight Provinces system to have its 1000th year anniversary in 2018, as the name 'Jeolla-do' was established in 1018, during Hyeonjong of Goryeo's 9th year in power.

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