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1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
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Keiki-dō京畿道
Former province of Korea under the Empire of Japan

CapitalKeijō
Today part ofSouth Korea
North Korea
Keiki Provincial Office

Keiki-dō (京畿道, Korean: 경기도), alternatively Keiki Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Keijō (Seoul). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean territories of Seoul and Gyeonggi, as well as parts of what is now southern North Korea.

Population

Year Population
1925 1,889,899
1930 2,004,012
1940 2,668,119
1944 2,886,643

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 2,392,296 people
    • Japanese: 153,723 people
    • Koreans: 2,225,379 people
    • Other: 13,194 people

Administrative divisions

The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:

Cities

Wards of Keijō
Japanese name Korean name
Eitōho-ku (永登浦区) Yeongdeungpo-gu (영등포구)
Jōtō-ku (城東区) Seongdong-gu (성동구)
Shōro-ku (鐘路区) Jongno-gu (종로구)
Seidaimon-ku (西大門区) Seodaemun-gu (서대문구)
Chū-ku (中区) Jung-gu (중구)
Tōdaimon-ku (東大門区) Dongdaemun-gu (동대문구)
Ryūzan-ku (龍山区) Yongsan-gu (용산구)
Maho-ku (麻浦区) Mapo-gu (마포구)
Emblem of Jinsen
Emblem of Kaijō

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Provincial governors

The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.

Nationality Name Name in kanji Start of tenure End of tenure Notes
Japanese Higaki Naosuke 檜垣 直右 October 1, 1910 March 28, 1916 Provincial minister
Japanese Matsunaga Takekichi 松永 武吉 March 28, 1916 September 26, 1919 Provincial minister before August 1919
Japanese Kudō Eiichi 工藤 英一 September 26, 1919 February 24, 1923
Japanese Takizane Akiho 時實 秋穗 February 24, 1923 March 8, 1926
Japanese Yoneda Jintarō 米田 甚太郞 March 8, 1926 January 21, 1929
Japanese Watanabe Shinobu 渡邊 忍 January 21, 1929 September 23, 1931
Japanese Matsumoto Makoto 松本 誠 September 23, 1931 November 5, 1934
Japanese Tominaga Fumikazu 富永 文一 November 5, 1934 May 21, 1936
Japanese Seiichirō Yasui 安井 誠一郞 May 21, 1936 October 16, 1936
Japanese Yunomura Tatsujirō 湯村 辰二郎 October 16, 1936 July 3, 1937
Japanese Kanza Yoshikuni 甘蔗 義邦 July 3, 1937 May 30, 1940
Japanese Suzukawa Toshio 鈴川 壽男 May 30, 1940 November 19, 1941
Japanese Matsuzawa Tatsuo 松沢 龍雄 November 19, 1941 April 7, 1942
Japanese Tange Ikutarō 丹下 郁太郎 April 7, 1942 June 2, 1942
Japanese Kō Yasuhiko 高 安彦 June 2, 1942 December 1, 1943
Japanese Seto Michikazu 瀬戸 道一 December 1, 1943 June 16, 1945
Japanese Ikuta Seizaburō 生田 清三郎 June 16, 1945 August 15, 1945 Korean independence

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 Korea Map". Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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