Zenrahoku-dō
Zenrahoku-dō (全羅北道, Zenrahoku Province, Zenra Hoku,[1] or North Zenra Province) was one of the administrative divisions of Korea under Japanese rule, with its capital at Zenshū (present day Jeonju, South Korea). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean province of North Jeolla.
| Zenrahoku-dō 全羅北道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province of Korea | |
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| Capital | Zenshū |
| History | |
| History | |
• Established | August 29, 1910 |
• Disestablished | August 15, 1945 |
| Today part of | South Korea |
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 1,340,430 |
| 1930 | 1,467,604 |
| 1940 | 1,564,041 |
| 1944 | 1,639,213 |
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
- Overall population: 1,540,686 people
- Japanese: 35,844 people
- Koreans: 1,502,380 people
- Other: 2,462 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | Lee Doo-hwang | 李斗璜 | October 1, 1910 | March 9, 1916 | Provincial minister, died in office |
| Korean | Lee Jin-ho | 李軫鎬 | March 9, 1916 | August 5, 1921 | Provincial minister before August 1919 |
| Japanese | Isumi Chūzō | 亥角仲蔵 | August 5, 1921 | August 11, 1925 | |
| Japanese | Aoki Kaizō | 青木戒三 | August 11, 1925 | March 8, 1926 | |
| Japanese | Watanabe Shinobu | 渡辺忍 | March 8, 1926 | January 21, 1929 | |
| Japanese | Hayashi Shigeki | 林茂樹 | January 21, 1929 | December 11, 1929 | |
| Korean | Kim Seo-kyu | 金瑞圭 | December 11, 1929 | September 23, 1931 | |
| Korean | Hong Seung-gyun | 洪承均 | September 23, 1931 | September 27, 1932 | |
| Korean | Go Won-hun | 高元勳 | September 27, 1932 | May 21, 1936 | |
| Korean | Kim Si-kwon | 金時權 | May 21, 1936 | April 1, 1937 | |
| Korean | Son Yeong-mok | 孫永穆 | April 1, 1937 | September 2, 1940 | |
| Korean | Rinoie Genpo | 李家源甫 | September 2, 1940 | January 24, 1942 | Had been forced to change name from Lee Won-bo (李源甫) |
| Korean | Kanemura Yasuo | 金村泰男 | January 24, 1942 | August 18, 1943 | Had been forced to change name from Kim Byeong-tae (金秉泰) |
| Korean | Kim Dae-woo | 金大羽 | August 18, 1943 | June 16, 1945 | |
| Korean | Kusamoto Zenki | 草本然基 | June 16, 1945 | August 15, 1945 | Had been forced to change name from Jeong Yeon-gi (鄭然基), Korean independence |
References
- "Historic map 1945 Korea and Japan" (JPG). National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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