Keishōnan Province


Keishōnan-dō, alternatively Keishōnan Province or South Keishō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Fuzan. The province consisted of modern-day South Gyeongsang, South Korea.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
  • Overall population: 2,214,406 people
  • * Japanese: 96,926 people
  • * Koreans: 2,115,553 people
  • * Other: 1,927 people

Administrative divisions

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

Cities

Counties

Provincial governors

The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.
NameName in kanji/hanjaStart of tenureEnd of tenureNotes
香川 輝October 1, 1910February 14, 1913Provincial minister
佐々木 藤太郎February 14, 1913December 26, 1921Provincial minister before August 1919
沢田 豊丈December 26, 1921February 24, 1923
和田 純February 24, 1923January 31, 1928
水口 隆三January 31, 1928January 21, 1929
須藤 素January 21, 1929November 28, 1929
谷 多喜磨November 28, 1929December 24, 1930
渡辺 豊日子December 24, 1930August 4, 1933
関水 武August 4, 1933April 1, 1935
土師 盛貞April 1, 1935May 26, 1937
阿部 千一May 26, 1937September 10, 1938
山沢 和三郎September 10, 1938November 19, 1941
西岡 芳次郎November 19, 1941March 27, 1943
大野 季夫March 27, 1943March 28, 1945
信原 聖March 28, 1945August 15, 1945Tenure ended with Korean independence