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{{Short description|Region in South Korea}}
{{For-multi|the administrative subdivision of Iran|Honam Rural District|the province in China|Hunan}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
|image=File:Map of Jeolla-Honam, South Korea.svg
|hangul=^호남
|hanja=湖南
}}
'''Honam''' ({{IPA|ko|ho.nam}}; literally "south of the lake") is a region coinciding with the former [[Jeolla Province]] in what is now [[South Korea]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2015/02/27/0200000000AKR20150227162400064.HTML|title=Where is Ho (Lake) in Honam / Hoseo? Byeolgogje? Seungrimji?|date=2015-03-01|work=yonhapnews|access-date=2018-04-28|language=ko-KR}}</ref> Today, the term refers to [[Gwangju]], [[South Jeolla Province]], [[Jeju Province]] and [[Jeonbuk State]].<ref name=":0" /> The name "Jeonla-do" is used in the names of the [[Honam Line]] and [[Honam Expressway]], which are major transportation corridors connecting [[Seoul]] and [[Daejeon]] to the Honam region. The name is often used to refer to people residing in the region. There is also [[Honam University]], which is located in [[Gwangju]], the biggest city in Honam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honam.ac.kr/Directions|title=How to get to Honam University|last=sourcers|website=www.honam.ac.kr|language=ko|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gwangju]]
* [[Jeonbuk State]]
* [[South Jeolla Province]]
* [[Regions of Korea]]
* [[Yeongnam]]

==References==
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{{regions and administrative divisions of South Korea}}
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[[Category:Regions of South Korea]]


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