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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

Counties

See also

References

Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
Karafuto (naichi after 1943)
KoreaGovernor-General
TaiwanGovernor-General
  • Taihoku Prefecture
  • Shinchiku Prefecture
  • Taichū Prefecture
  • Tainan Prefecture
  • Takao Prefecture
  • Karenkō Prefecture
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  • Nan'yōGovernor
  • Civil Affairs Bureau of Temporary Nan'yō Islands Defense UnitNan'yō Government: Saipan Subprefecture | Parao Subprefecture | Yappu Subprefecture | Torakku Subprefecture | Ponape Subprefecture | Yarūto Subprefecture
  • Kantō-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
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