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.[1]
| Kankyōhoku-dō 咸鏡北道 | |||||||||
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| Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |||||||||
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| Capital | Seishin | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1936 | 813,893 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | North Korea | ||||||||
Population
editNumber 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
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Counties
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References
edit- ^ "Japan and Korea Map". drben.net. December 1945. Archived (JPG) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
