Heian-nan Prefecture

Heian-nan Prefecture (平安南道, Heian-nan-dō) was one of the administrative divisions of Korea during Japanese rule, with its capital at Heijō. The prefecture consisted of modern-day South Pyongan, North Korea.

Heian-nan Prefecture
平安南道
Prefecture of Korea

CapitalHeijō
Today part ofNorth Korea
Heian-nan Provincial Office

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 1,434,540 people
    • Japanese: 39,094 people
    • Koreans: 1,390,298 people
    • Other: 5,148 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

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 Start of tenure End of tenure Notes
Japanese Matsunaga Takekichi 松永 武吉 October 1, 1910 March 28, 1916 Provincial minister
Japanese Kudō Eiichi 工藤 英一 March 28, 1916 September 26, 1919 Provincial minister before August 1919
Japanese Shinoda Jisaku 篠田 治策 September 26, 1919 February 24, 1923
Japanese Yoneda Jintarō 米田 甚太郎 February 24, 1923 March 8, 1926
Japanese Aoki Kaizō 青木 戒三 March 8, 1926 January 21, 1929
Japanese Sonoda Kan 園田 寛 January 21, 1929 September 23, 1931
Japanese Fujiwara Kizō 藤原 喜蔵 September 23, 1931 April 1, 1935
Japanese Yasutake Tadao 安武 直夫 April 1, 1935 May 21, 1936
Japanese Kamiuchi Hikosaku 上内 彦策 May 21, 1936 August 18, 1938
Japanese Ishida Sentarō 石田 千太郎 August 18, 1938 November 19, 1941
Japanese Taka Yasuhiko 高 安彦 November 19, 1941 June 2, 1942
Japanese Shimoiizaka Hajime 下飯坂 元 June 2, 1942 September 20, 1944
Japanese Isaka Keiichirō 柳生 繁雄 September 20, 1944 May 20, 1945
Japanese Furukawa Kanehide 古川 兼秀 June 16, 1945 August 15, 1945 Korean independence

See also

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