, alternatively Keishōnan Province or South Keishō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Fuzan (Busan). The province consisted of modern-day South Gyeongsang, South Korea.
Population Year Population 1925 1,938,001 1930 2,045,113 1940 2,147,602 1944 2,318,146
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
Overall population: 2,214,406 people Japanese: 96,926 people Koreans: 2,115,553 people Other: 1,927 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Cities
Fuzan (부산) (capital) Bazan (마산) Shinshū (진주)
Counties
Shin'yō (진주) Ginei (의령) Kan'an (함안) Shōnei (창녕) Mitsuyō (밀양) Ryōzan (양산) Urusan (울산) Tōrai (동래) Kinkai (김해) Shōgen (창원) Tōei (통영) Kojō (고성) Shisen (사천) Nankai (남해) Katō (하동) Sansei (산청) Kan'yō (함양) Kyōsen (합천)
Provincial governors
The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.
Name Name in kanji/hanja Start of tenure End of tenure Notes 香川 輝 October 1, 1910 February 14, 1913 Provincial minister 佐々木 藤太郎 February 14, 1913 December 26, 1921 Provincial minister before August 1919 沢田 豊丈 December 26, 1921 February 24, 1923 和田 純 February 24, 1923 January 31, 1928 水口 隆三 January 31, 1928 January 21, 1929 須藤 素 January 21, 1929 November 28, 1929 谷 多喜磨 November 28, 1929 December 24, 1930 渡辺 豊日子 December 24, 1930 August 4, 1933 関水 武 August 4, 1933 April 1, 1935 土師 盛貞 April 1, 1935 May 26, 1937 阿部 千一 May 26, 1937 September 10, 1938 山沢 和三郎 September 10, 1938 November 19, 1941 西岡 芳次郎 November 19, 1941 March 27, 1943 大野 季夫 March 27, 1943 March 28, 1945 信原 聖 March 28, 1945 August 15, 1945 Tenure ended with Korean independence
See also Provinces of Korea Governor-General of Chōsen Administrative divisions of Korea
References