Jeolla-do (English spelling)

Japanese: 全羅道 - ぜんらどう（英語表記）Chŏlla‐do

The region on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. One of the eight provinces of Korea, also known as the Honam region. Currently part of South Korea, it is administratively divided into the provinces of North and South Jeolla and Gwangju Metropolitan City. The populations of North Jeolla Province (capital city: Jeonju) are 2,009,651, South Jeolla Province (capital city: Gwangju) are 2,186,808, and Gwangju City is 1,287,134 (all as of 1995).
[Nature]
Most of the country is covered by hilly mountain ranges about 500 meters high, centered on the Lunyeong and Sobaek Mountains, which run from northeast to southwest, but in the north there is the Honam Plain, the largest in Korea, stretching 50 km east to west and 80 km north to south, as well as the Naju Plain in the Yeongsan River basin, which flows between the two mountain ranges, and is considered Korea's number one grain-producing region.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮半島南西端の地方。朝鮮八道の一つで，湖南地方とも呼ばれる。現在，韓国に属し，行政区域上は南北道と光州広域市に分かれ，人口は全羅北道(道庁所在地は全州)200万9651，全羅南道(道庁所在地は光州)218万6808，光州市128万7134(いずれも1995)。
［自然］
　北東から南西方向へ走る盧嶺山脈と小白山脈を中心とする500mほどの丘陵性山地によって大部分覆われているが，北部には東西50km，南北80kmに達する朝鮮最大の湖南平野，また二つの山脈の間を流れる栄山江流域の羅州平野があり，韓国第一の穀倉地帯とされている。

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