Zenrahoku-dō (全羅北道, Korean: 전라북도), alternatively Zenrahoku Province, Zenra Hoku,[1] or North Zenra Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Zenshū (Jeonju). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean province of North Jeolla.
| Zenrahoku-dō 全羅北道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
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| Capital | Zenshū |
| History | |
• Established | August 29, 1910 |
• Disestablished | August 15, 1945 |
| Today part of | South Korea |
Population edit
| 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 edit
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Cities edit
Counties edit
Provincial governors edit
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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Historic map 1945 Korea and Japan" (JPG). National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
