Heianhoku Province
1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
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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 Province, North Korea.
CapitalShingishū
Today part ofNorth Korea
| Heianhoku Province 平安北道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
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| Capital | Shingishū |
| History | |
• Established | August 29, 1910 |
• Disestablished | August 15, 1945 |
| Today part of | 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
Provincial governors
| Family Register | Name | Kanji Notation | Term of Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naichijin | Kawakami Tsuneo | 川上 常郎 | October 1, 1910 – November 14, 1916 | Chief Minister of Heianhoku |
| Naichijin | Fujikawa Risaburo | 藤川 利三郎 | November 14, 1916 – September 26, 1919 | Chief Minister; from August 1919, Governor of Heianhoku |
| Naichijin | Iio Tojiro | 飯尾 藤次郎 | September 26, 1919 – February 24, 1923 | |
| Naichijin | Ikuta Seizaburo | 生田 清三郎 | February 24, 1923 – June 15, 1925 | |
| Naichijin | Tani Takima | 谷 多喜磨 | June 15, 1925 – November 28, 1929 | |
| Naichijin | Ishikawa Tomori | 石川 登盛 | November 28, 1929 – December 13, 1932 | |
| Naichijin | Hashi Morisada | 土師 盛貞 | December 13, 1932 – April 1, 1935 | |
| Naichijin | Ōtake Jūrō | 大竹 十郎 | April 1, 1935 – May 21, 1936 | |
| Naichijin | Miza Sasuga | 美座 流石 | May 21, 1936 – March 15, 1939 | |
| Naichijin | Nishimoto Keizō | 西本 計三 | March 15, 1939 – September 2, 1940 | |
| Naichijin | Kō Yasuhiko | 高 安彦 | September 2, 1940 – November 19, 1941 | |
| Naichijin | Shiraishi Kōjirō | 白石 光治郎 | November 19, 1941 – July 17, 1943 | |
| Naichijin | Nobuhara Satoru | 信原 聖 | July 17, 1943 – March 28, 1945 | |
| Naichijin | Yamaji Yasuyuki | 山地 靖之 | March 28, 1945 – August 15, 1945 | Tenure terminated with the end of the Japanese rule |