Jeonju

Jeonju 전주시
Specific city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	전주시
• Hanja	全州市
• Revised Romanization	Jeonju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Chŏnju-si
Jeonju Hanok Village Jeonju National Museum Pungnammun Gyeonggijeon Jeondong Cathedral
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Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°49′N 127°09′E / 35.817°N 127.150°E / 35.817; 127.150
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	2 Gu, 40 dong
Government
• Type	City government
• Mayor	Woo Beom-ki (Democratic)
• Council	Jeonju City Council
Area
• Total	206.22 km2 (79.62 sq mi)
Population  (November, 2022)
• Total	652,392
• Density	3,164/km2 (8,190/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Time zone	UTC+9
ZIP codes	560011-561870
Area Code	+82-63-2xx
Website	Official website

Jeonju (Korean: 전주, Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʌɲ.d͡ʑu], lit. 'Perfect region')^[a] is the capital and largest city of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju). It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals.

In May 2012, Jeonju was chosen as a Creative City for Gastronomy as part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. This honour recognizes the city's traditional home cooking handed down over thousands of years, its active public and private food research, a system of nurturing talented chefs, and its hosting of distinctive food festivals.^[1]

Jeonju is a city with over 1,300 years of history and culture. The city has produced many scholars and has a developed publishing industry.^[2]

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