was one of the administrative divisions of

Korea under Japanese rule Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offic ...

, with its capital at Shingishū. The province consisted of modern-day

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Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,620,882 people ** Japanese: 22,363 people ** Koreans: 1,578,605 people ** Other: 19,914 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

* Shingishū (capital)

Counties

* Gishū * Ryūsen * Tetsuzan * Sensen * Teishū * Hakusen * Neihen * Unzan * Taisen * Kijō * Sakushū *

Shōjō A is the Japanese reading of Chinese ''xing-xing'' () or its older form ''sheng sheng'' (, translated as "live-lively"), which is a mythical primate, though it has been tentatively identified with an orangutan species. Some Western commentato ...

* Hekidō * Sozan * Igen * Kisen * Kōkai * Jijō *

Kōshō was a after ''Kyōtoku'' and before ''Chōroku.'' This period spanned the years from July 1455 through September 1457. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', pp. 331349. Change of Era * 1455 : The ...

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities

Counties

See also