Heianhoku-dō
1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
Heianhoku Province 平安北道 | |
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Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
Capital | Shingishū |
History | |
• Established | 29 August 1910 |
• Disestablished | 15 August 1945 |
Today part of | North Korea |
Heianhoku-dō (平安北道, Korean: 평안북도), alternatively Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Shingishū (Sinuiju). The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan, North Korea.
Population
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
- Overall population: 1,620,882 people
- Japanese: 22,363 people
- Koreans: 1,578,605 people
- Other: 19,914 people
Administrative divisions
Cities
- Shingishū (capital)
Counties
See also
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Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
- Karafuto Civil Administration Office → Karafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture | Ōtomari Subprefecture | Rūtaka Subprefecture | Shikuka Subprefecture | Motodomari Subprefecture | Maoka Subprefecture | Tomarioru Subprefecture | Honto Subprefecture | Esutoru Subprefecture | Ushiro Subprefecture
Governor 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