Wanju (완주군, 完州郡, complete.province.county) is a county in Jeollabuk-do. The population as of 2004 was 83,217, including:
- 82,482 Koreans and
- 735 non-Koreans.
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- Number of households: 29,872 (2002)
- Administrative divisions: 2 eup, 11 myeon
- Location of county office: 1561-1 Inhu-dong 2-ga, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-shi (전주시 덕진구 인후동2가 1561-1)
- County flower: 철쭉
- County tree: Zelkova (느티나무)
- County bird: Magpie (까치)
Wanju is located at 126°59' ~127°19' East, and 35°07'~36°02' North. To the east is the county of Jinan and the county of Geumsan in Chungcheongnam-do, to the west are the cities of Iksan and Gimje, to the southwest is the city of Jeongeup, to the south is the county of Imshil and to the north is the city of Nonsan.
The north, east and south parts of the county are located in the Noryeong Mountain. Some of the mountains include Daedusan (대둔산, 878m), Unjangsan (운장산, 1,126m), Godeoksan (고덕산, 603m), Mandeoksan (만덕산, 762m), and Moaksan (모악산, 793m).
The average yearly temperature is 12∼13℃, the average in January is -1.7℃ , and the average in August is 25.9℃. The average precipitation over the year is 1,240 mm.
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