Chūseihoku Province
1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
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Chūseihoku-dō (忠清北道; Korean: 충청북도), alternatively Chūseihoku Province, Chūsei Hoku, or North Chūsei Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule.[1] Its capital was at Seishū (contemporary Cheongju, South Korea). The prefecture consisted of what is now the South Korean province of North Chungcheong.
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CapitalSeishū
Today part ofSouth Korea
| Chūseihoku-dō 忠清北道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
| |
| Capital | Seishū |
| Today part of | South Korea |
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 839,422 |
| 1930 | 890,877 |
| 1940 | 935,111 |
| 1944 | 970,623 |
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.
| Nationality | Name | Name in kanji/hanja | Start of tenure | End of tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Suzuki Takashi | 鈴木 隆 | October 1, 1910 | March 28, 1916 | Provincial minister |
| Korean | Yoo Hyeok-no | 柳赫魯 | March 28, 1916 | June 13, 1917 | Provincial minister |
| Korean | Jang Heon-sik | 張憲植 | June 13, 1917 | February 12, 1921 | Provincial minister before August 1919 |
| Japanese | Yoneda Jintarō | 米田 甚太郎 | February 12, 1921 | February 24, 1923 | |
| Korean | Park Jung-yang | 朴重陽 | February 24, 1923 | March 31, 1925 | |
| Korean | Kim Yoon-jeong | 金潤晶 | March 31, 1925 | August 14, 1926 | |
| Korean | Han Kyu-bok | 韓圭復 | August 14, 1926 | November 28, 1929 | |
| Korean | Hong Seung-gyun | 洪承均 | November 28, 1929 | September 23, 1931 | |
| Korean | Nam Gung-yeong | 南宮營 | September 23, 1931 | April 1, 1935 | |
| Korean | Kim Dong-hun | 金東勳 | April 1, 1935 | April 26, 1939 | |
| Korean | Yoo Man-gyeom | 兪萬兼 | April 26, 1939 | September 2, 1940 | |
| Korean | Itō Yasuakira | 伊藤 泰彬 | September 2, 1940 | October 23, 1942 | Had been forced to change name from Yoon Tae-bin (尹泰彬) |
| Korean | Hiramatsu Shōkon | 平松 昌根 | October 23, 1942 | August 17, 1944 | Had been forced to change name from Lee Chang-geun (李昌根) |
| Korean | Masunaga Hiroshi | 増永 弘 | August 17, 1944 | June 16, 1945 | Had been forced to change name from Park Jae-hong (朴在弘) |
| Korean | Jeong Kyo-won | 鄭僑源 | June 16, 1945 | August 15, 1945 | Term ended with Korean independence |