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 Kōshū. The province consisted of modern-day

South Jeolla South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, as well as Jeju Island.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 2,416,341 people ** Japanese: 44,154 people ** Koreans: 2,370,853 people ** Other: 1,334 people

Administrative divisions

The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:

Cities

* Kōshū (capital) * Moppo

Counties

* Kōzan * Tan'yō * Kokujō * Kyūrei *

Kōyō Kōyō, Koyo or Kouyou (written: 光洋, 光陽, 紅葉, 紅陽, 晃洋, 浩陽 or 昂洋) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese astronomer *, Ame ...

* Reisui * Junten * Kōkō * Hōjō * Wajun * Chōkō *

Kōshin or is a folk faith in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. A typical event related to the faith is called , held on the Kōshin days that occur every 60 days in accordance with the Chinese sexagena ...

* Kainan * Reigan *

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* Rashū *

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* Reikō * Chōjō * Kantō *

Chintō Chintō (鎮東) (In Shotokan, Gankaku (岩鶴)) is an advanced kata practiced in many styles of karate. According to legend, it is named after a stranded Chinese sailor (or pirate), sometimes referred to as Annan, whose ship crashed on the Okina ...

Islands

* Saishū Island

Provincial governors