Kankyōnan-dō

1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
Kankyōnan-dō
咸鏡南道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalKankō
Preceded by
Succeeded by
South Hamgyong Province
Soviet Civil Administration
Today part ofNorth Korea

Kankyōnan-dō (咸鏡南道, Korean: 함경남도), alternatively Kankyōnan Province or South Kankyō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Kankō (Hamhung). The province consisted of modern-day South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 1,602,178 people
    • Japanese: 51,052 people
    • Koreans: 1,544,883 people
    • Other: 6,243 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

Emblem of Kankō
Emblem of Genzan
  • Kankō (capital)
  • Genzan
  • Kōnan

Counties

See also

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Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
Karafuto (naichi after 1943)
  • Karafuto Civil Administration OfficeKarafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture | Ōtomari Subprefecture | Rūtaka Subprefecture | Shikuka Subprefecture | Motodomari Subprefecture | Maoka Subprefecture | Tomarioru Subprefecture | Honto Subprefecture | Esutoru Subprefecture | Ushiro Subprefecture
KoreaTaiwanNan'yōKantō-shū
  • Governor-General Kantō Bureau: Dairen Civil Affairs Bureau | Ryojun Civil Affairs Bureau | Kinshū Civil Affairs Bureau | Furanten Civil Affairs Bureau | Hishika Civil Affairs Bureau