Chūseihoku Province


Chūseihoku-dō, alternatively Chūseihoku Province, Chūsei Hoku, or North Chūsei Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Seishū. The prefecture consisted of what is now the South Korean province of North Chungcheong.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
  • Overall population: 907,055 people
  • * Japanese: 8,598 people
  • * Koreans: 897,736 people
  • * Other: 721 people

Administrative divisions

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

Counties

Provincial governors

The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.
NationalityNameName in kanji/hanjaStart of tenureEnd of tenureNotes
JapaneseSuzuki Takashi鈴木 隆October 1, 1910March 28, 1916Provincial minister
KoreanYoo Hyeok-no柳赫魯March 28, 1916June 13, 1917Provincial minister
Korean張憲植June 13, 1917February 12, 1921Provincial minister before August 1919
JapaneseYoneda Jintarō米田 甚太郎February 12, 1921February 24, 1923
KoreanPark Jung-yang朴重陽February 24, 1923March 31, 1925
KoreanKim Yoon-jeong金潤晶March 31, 1925August 14, 1926
Korean韓圭復August 14, 1926November 28, 1929
KoreanHong Seung-gyun洪承均November 28, 1929September 23, 1931
KoreanNam Gung-yeong南宮營September 23, 1931April 1, 1935
KoreanKim Dong-hun金東勳April 1, 1935April 26, 1939
Korean兪萬兼April 26, 1939September 2, 1940
Korean伊藤 泰彬September 2, 1940October 23, 1942Had been forced to change name from Yoon Tae-bin
KoreanHiramatsu Shōkon平松 昌根October 23, 1942August 17, 1944Had been forced to change name from Lee Chang-geun
Korean増永 弘August 17, 1944June 16, 1945Had been forced to change name from Park Jae-hong
Korean鄭僑源June 16, 1945August 15, 1945Term ended with Korean independence