was an administrative division of

Chōsen 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 offici ...

, with its capital at Kaishū (now Haeju, North Korea). The province consisted of what is now the

Hwanghae Province Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo. History In 139 ...

of North Korea.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,639,250 people ** Japanese: 20,582 people ** Koreans: 1,614,738 people ** Other: 3,970 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

* Kaishū (海州) - (capital):

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

(해주).

Counties

*Hekijō (碧城): Byeokseong (벽성). present

Yeonpyeongdo Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo ( ko, 연평도 ; referred to by North Korea as Yŏnphyŏng Islet) is a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, located about west of Incheon and south of the coast of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. ...

in Byeokseong County is annexed in

Incheon Metropolitan City Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

. *Enpaku (延白): Yeonbaek (연백). *Kinsen (金川):

Geumcheon Geumcheon District (Geumcheon-gu) is one of the 25 ''gu'' (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It was created from southern parts of ''Guro-gu'' and tiny sections from Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its district office is located in front of Siheung Station, ...

(금천). *Heizan (平山):

Pyeongsan P‘yŏngsan County is a county in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Administrative divisions P'yŏngsan county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): History Pyongsan County was ...

(평산). *Shinkei (新溪): Singye (신계). *Chōen (長淵):

Jangyeon Changyŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Changyŏn is bordered to the north by Kwail and Songhwa, to the east by Samch'ŏn and T'aet'an, to the south by Ryongyŏn, and to the west by the Yellow Sea. Most o ...

(장연). present

Baengnyeongdo Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong; ) is a , long and wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which ended the Korean War specified that the fiv ...

Daecheongdo Daecheong Island or Daecheongdo ( ko, 대청도 "big blue island" ) is a , long and wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which ended the Korean War specified th ...

and Socheongdo in Jangyeon County are annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City. *Shōka (松禾):

Songhwa Songhwa County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Songhwa county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 10 '' ri'' (villages): History The area was called Kuŭlhyŏn (仇乙縣) or Kulch'ŏn (屈遷) i ...

(송화). *Inritsu (殷栗):

Eunyul Unryul County () is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. The county is called by the name Eunyul () in South Korea, due to the pronunciation differences between Northern and Southern Korean dialects. History Neolithic artefacts were f ...

(은율). *Angaku (安岳):

Anak Anak (; he, , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a ...

(안악). *Shinsen (信川): Sincheon (신천). *Sainei (載寧):

Jaeryeong Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak (North Korea), Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pon ...

(재령). *Kōshū (黃州):

Hwangju Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeast ...

(황주). *Hōzan (鳳山):

Bongsan Pongsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Pongsan county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 18 '' ri'' (villages): Transport Pongsan county is served ...

(봉산). *Zuikō (瑞興): Seoheung (서흥). *Suian (遂安): Suan (수안). *Kokuzan (谷山): Goksan (곡산). *Ōshin (甕津): Ongjin (옹진).

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities

Counties

See also