, alternatively Kankyōhoku Province, Kankyo Hoku, or North Kankyō Province, was a province 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 ...

. Its capital was at Seishin (Chongjin). The province consisted what is now the North Korean province of

North Hamgyong North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. Geography The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, ...

, as well as parts of neighboring provinces.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 813,893 people ** Japanese: 45,433 people ** Koreans: 762,071 people ** Other: 6,389 people

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Cities

* Seishin (capital) *

Rashin Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zone. ...

* Jōshin

Counties

* Kakujō * Kisshū *

Meisen is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan; it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. was first produced in the late 19th century, and became widely popula ...

* Kyōjō * Funei * Mozan * Kainei * Onjō * Keigen * Keikō

References

{{Reflist Former prefectures of Japan in Korea

Population

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