Keiki Province

, alternatively Keiki Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Keijō (Seoul). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean territories of Seoul and Gyeonggi, as well as parts of what is now southern North Korea.

Population Year Population 1925 1,889,899 1930 2,004,012 1940 2,668,119 1944 2,886,643

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

Overall population: 2,392,296 people Japanese: 153,723 people Koreans: 2,225,379 people Other: 13,194 people

Administrative divisions

The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:

Cities Keijō (京城府) - (capital) aka Gyeongseong (), present day Seoul.

+Wards of KeijōJapanese nameKorean nameEitōho-ku (永登浦区) Yeongdeungpo-gu ()Jōtō-ku (城東区) Seongdong-gu ()Shōro-ku (鐘路区) Jongno-gu ()Seidaimon-ku (西大門区) Seodaemun-gu ()Chū-ku (中区) Jung-gu ()Tōdaimon-ku (東大門区) Dongdaemun-gu ()Ryūzan-ku (龍山区) Yongsan-gu ()Maho-ku (麻浦区) Mapo-gu ()

Jinsen (仁川府): Incheon (). present Incheon Metropolitan City. Kaijō (開城府): Gaeseong (). present Gaeseong Special City.

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district: Kōyō (高陽): Goyang (). present Goyang City, Mapo District and Eunpyeong District in Seoul Special City. Kōshū (廣州): Gwangju, Gyeonggi (). present Gwangju City, Seongnam City, Hanam City, Gangnam District, Seocho District, Songpa District and Gangdong District in Seoul Special City. Yōshū (楊州): Yangju (). present Yangju City, Dongducheon City, Uijeongbu City, Guri City, Namyangju City, Seongbuk District, Gangbuk District, Dobong District, Nowon District, Jungnang District and Gwangjin District in Seoul Special City. Rensen (漣川): Yeoncheon (). Hōsen (抱川): Pocheon (). Kahei (加平): Gapyeong (). Yōhei (楊平): Yangpyeong (). Reishū (驪州): Yeoju (). Risen (利川): Icheon (). Ryūjin (龍仁): Yongin (). Anjō (安城): Anseong (). Heitaku (平澤): Pyeongtaek (). Suigen (水原): Suwon (). present Suwon City, Osan City and Hwaseong City. Shikō (始興): Siheung (). present Siheung City, Gwangmyeong City, Ansan City, Anyang City, Gunpo City, Uiwang City, Gwacheon City, Dongjak District, Gwanak District, Guro District, Geumcheon District in Seoul Special City. Fusen (富川): Bucheon (). present Bucheon City, Bupyeong District, Namdong District, Yeonsu District in Incheon Metropolitan City, Guro District in Seoul Special City. Kinpo (金浦): Gimpo (). present Gimpo City, Gyeyang District, Seo District in Incheon Metropolitan City, Yangcheon District and Gangseo District in Seoul Special City. Kōka (江華): Ganghwa (). Hashū (坡州): Paju (). Chōtan (長湍): Jangdan (). Kaihō (開豊): Gaepung (). present Gaeseong Special City.

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 Higaki Naosuke 檜垣直右 October 1, 1910 March 28, 1916 Provincial minister Japanese Matsunaga Takekichi 松永武吉 March 28, 1916 September 26, 1919 Provincial minister before August 1919 Japanese Kudō Eiichi 工藤英一 September 26, 1919 February 24, 1923 Japanese Takizane Akiho 時實秋穗 February 24, 1923 March 8, 1926 Japanese Yoneda Jintarō 米田甚太郞 March 8, 1926 January 21, 1929 Japanese Watanabe Shinobu 渡邊忍 January 21, 1929 September 23, 1931 Japanese Matsumoto Makoto 松本誠 September 23, 1931 November 5, 1934 Japanese Tominaga Fumikazu 富永文一 November 5, 1934 May 21, 1936 Japanese Seiichirō Yasui 安井誠一郞 May 21, 1936 October 16, 1936 Japanese Yunomura Tatsujirō 湯村辰二郎 October 16, 1936 July 3, 1937 Japanese Kanza Yoshikuni 甘蔗義邦 July 3, 1937 May 30, 1940 Japanese Suzukawa Toshio 鈴川壽男 May 30, 1940 November 19, 1941 Japanese Matsuzawa Tatsuo 松沢龍雄 November 19, 1941 April 7, 1942 Japanese Tange Ikutarō 丹下郁太郎 April 7, 1942 June 2, 1942 Japanese Kō Yasuhiko 高安彦 June 2, 1942 December 1, 1943 Japanese Seto Michikazu 瀬戸道一 December 1, 1943 June 16, 1945 Japanese Ikuta Seizaburō 生田清三郎 June 16, 1945 August 15, 1945 Korean independence

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