, alternatively Kōgen Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Shunsen (Chuncheon). The province corresponds to the combination of the modern Kangwon Province, North Korea and Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Population Year Population 1925 1,322,331 1930 1,473,972 1940 1,742,928 1944 1,836,661
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
Overall population: 1,529,071 people Japanese: 15,019 people Koreans: 1,513,276 people Other: 776 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Counties
Shunsen (春川) - (capital): Chuncheon (춘천). Rintei (麟蹄): Inje (인제). Yōkō (楊口): Yanggu (양구). Waiyō (淮陽): Hoeyang (회양). Tsūsen (通川): Tongcheon (통천). Kōjō (高城): Goseong (고성). Jōyō (襄陽): Yangyang (양양). Kōryō (江陵): Gangneung (강릉). Sanchoku (三陟): Samcheok (삼척). Utchin (蔚珍): Uljin (울진). present Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province. Seizen (旌善): Jeongseon (정선). Heishō (平昌): Pyeongchang (평창). Neietsu (寧越): Yeongwol (영월). Genshū (原州): Wonju (원주). Ōjō (橫城): Hoengseong (횡성). Kōsen (洪川): Hongcheon (홍천). Kasen (華川): Hwacheon (화천). Kinka (金化): Gimhwa (김화). Tetsugen (鐵原): Cheorwon (철원). Heikō (平康): Pyeonggang (평강). Isen (伊川): Icheon (이천).
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 Kyu-wan 李 圭完 October 1, 1910 September 23, 1918 Provincial minister Korean Won Eung-sang 元 應常 September 23, 1918 August 5, 1921 Provincial minister before August 1919 Korean Sin Seok-rin 申 錫麟 August 5, 1921 February 26, 1923 Korean Yoon Kab-byeong 尹 甲炳 February 26, 1923 December 1, 1924 Korean Park Yeong-cheol 朴 栄喆 December 1, 1924 August 14, 1926 Korean Park Sang-jun 朴 相駿 August 14, 1926 May 18, 1927 Korean Yoo Seong-jun 兪 星濬 May 18, 1927 November 28, 1929 Korean Lee Beom-ik 李 範益 November 28, 1929 April 1, 1935 Korean Son Yeong-mok 孫 永穆 April 1, 1935 April 1, 1937 Korean Kim Shi-kwon 金 時権 April 1, 1937 May 17, 1939 Korean Yoon Tae-bin 尹 泰彬 May 17, 1939 September 2, 1940 Japanese Takao Jinzō 高尾 甚造 September 2, 1940 November 19, 1941 Japanese Yagyū Shigeo 柳生 繁雄 November 19, 1941 December 1, 1943 Korean 中原 鴻洵 December 1, 1943 June 16, 1945 Had been forced to change name from Yoo Hong-sun (劉鴻洵) Korean Son Yeong-mok 孫 永穆 June 16, 1945 August 15, 1945 Korean independence
See also Provinces of Korea Governor-General of Chōsen Administrative divisions of Korea Gangwon (historical province) Gangwon Province (South Korea) Kangwon Province (North Korea)
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