Chūsei-hoku Prefecture

Chūsei-hoku Prefecture (忠清北道, Chūsei-hoku-dō) was one of the administrative divisions of Korea during Japanese rule, with its capital at Seishū. The prefecture consisted of modern-day North Chungcheong, South Korea.

Chūsei-hoku Prefecture
忠清北道
Prefecture of Korea

CapitalSeishū
Today part ofSouth Korea
Chūsei-hoku Provincial Office

Population
YearPopulation
1925839,422
1930890,877
1940935,111
1944970,623

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
  • Seishū (淸州) - (capital): Cheongju (청주).
  • Hōon (報恩): Boeun (보은).
  • Yokusen (沃川): Okcheon (옥천).
  • Eidō (永同): Yeongdong (영동).
  • Chinsen (鎭川): Jincheon (진천).
  • Kaizan (槐山): Goesan (괴산).
  • Injō (陰城): Eumseong (음성).
  • Chūshū (忠州): Chungju (충주).
  • Teisen (堤川): Jecheon (제천).
  • Tan'yō (丹陽): Danyang (단양).

Provincial governors

The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.

NationalityNameName in 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
KoreanJang Heon-sik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
KoreanHan Kyu-bok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
KoreanYoo Man-gyeom兪萬兼April 26, 1939September 2, 1940
KoreanItō Yasuakira伊藤 泰彬September 2, 1940October 23, 1942Had been forced to change name from Yoon Tae-bin (尹泰彬)
KoreanHiramatsu Shōkon平松 昌根October 23, 1942August 17, 1944Had been forced to change name from Lee Chang-geun (李昌根)
KoreanMasunaga Hiroshi増永 弘August 17, 1944June 16, 1945Had been forced to change name from Park Jae-hong (朴在弘)
KoreanJeong Kyo-won鄭僑源June 16, 1945August 15, 1945Korean independence

See also

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