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1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
Kankyōhoku-dō咸鏡北道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalSeishin
Population 
• 1936 813,893
Preceded by Succeeded by
North Hamgyong Province
Soviet Civil Administration
Today part ofNorth Korea
Kankyō-hoku Provincial Office

Kankyōhoku-dō (咸鏡北道, Korean: 함경북도), alternatively Kankyōhoku Province, Kankyo Hoku, or North Kankyō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Seishin (Chongjin). The province consisted what is now the North Korean province of North Hamgyong, as well as parts of neighboring provinces.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 813,893 people
    • Japanese: 45,433 people
    • Koreans: 762,071 people
    • Other: 6,389 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

Emblem of Seishin

Counties

See also

Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
Karafuto (naichi after 1943)
KoreaGovernor-General
TaiwanGovernor-General
  • Taihoku Prefecture
  • Shinchiku Prefecture
  • Taichū Prefecture
  • Tainan Prefecture
  • Takao Prefecture
  • Karenkō Prefecture
  • Taitō Prefecture
  • Hōko Prefecture
    • Nan'yōGovernor
  • Civil Affairs Bureau of Temporary Nan'yō Islands Defense Unit → Nan'yō Government: Saipan Subprefecture | Parao Subprefecture | Yappu Subprefecture | Torakku Subprefecture | Ponape Subprefecture | Yarūto Subprefecture
    • Kantō-shū
  • Governor-General Kantō Bureau: Dairen Civil Affairs Bureau | Ryojun Civil Affairs Bureau | Kinshū Civil Affairs Bureau | Furanten Civil Affairs Bureau | Hishika Civil Affairs Bureau

    • References

    1. "Japan and Korea Map". drben.net. December 1945. Archived (JPG) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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