, alternatively Chūseinan Province or South Chūsei Province, was a province of

Korea under Japanese rule From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...

. Its capital was at Taiden (Daejeon). The province consisted of modern-day

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to the north, North Chungcheong, Sejong ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,482,963 people ** Japanese: 26,314 people ** Koreans: 1,454,830 people ** Other: 1,819 people

Administrative divisions

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

Cities

* Taiden (大田) - (capital):

Daejeon Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...

(대전). present

Daejeon Metropolitan City Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...

Counties

* Daitoku (大德): Daedeok (대덕). present

Daedeok District Daedeok District () is a district of Daejeon, South Korea. Headquarters of KT&G, Korea Ginseng Corporation KGC (originally ''Korea Ginseng Corporation'', ''Korea Ginseng Corp.'' Korean : 한국인삼공사, Hanguk Insam Gongsa) is a ginseng comp ...

and

Yuseong District Yuseong District () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, gu ("district") of Daejeon, South Korea, known for high tech industries, Taejŏn Expo '93, Daejeon Expo '93, Daedeok Science Town and the Yuseong Special Tourism District. Daejeon Is ...

in Daejeon Metropolitan City. * Enki (燕岐): Yeongi (연기). present

Sejong City Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea. Sejong was founded in 2007 as the ...

. * Kōshū (公州):

Gongju Gongju (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. History Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538. In this period, Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo. Goguryeo had overrun the previ ...

(공주). * Ronzan (論山):

Nonsan Nonsan (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe, " which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddie ...

(논산). * Fuyo (扶餘):

Buyeo Buyeo (; ; ), also rendered as Puyŏ or Fuyu, was an ancient kingdom that was centered in northern Manchuria in modern-day northeast China. It had ties to the Yemaek people, who are considered to be the ancestors of modern Koreans. Buyeo is ...

(부여). * Josen (舒川):

Seocheon Seocheon County () is a county in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is famous for its seafood and location near the mouth of the Geum River. Administrative divisions Seocheon county has two major centers, Janghang-eup and Seocheon-eup. Seocheo ...

(서천). * Honei (保寧):

Boryeong } Boryeong (; ), commonly known as Daecheon, is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Boryeong is known around Korea for its beaches, particularly Daecheon Beach, and the annual Boryeong Mud Festival around July. The city's beach-m ...

(보령). * Seiyō (靑陽):

cheongyang Cheongyang County () is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. A predominantly rural area, it is known throughout Korea for the spicy Cheongyang chili peppers which are grown there. Another noted local specialty is the fruit of th ...

(청양). * Kōjō (洪城):

Hongseong Hongseong County () is a county in South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province. The current governor is Lee Yong-log. The original name of the city is ''Hongju''. Symbols * The flag represents the Joyang Gate along with the west c ...

(홍성). * Reizan (禮山):

Yesan Yesan () is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil. Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoks ...

(예산). * Zuizan (瑞山):

Seosan Seosan (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, with a population of roughly 175,000 according to the 2017 census. Located at the northwestern end of South Chungcheong Province, it is bounded by Dangjin, Naepo New Town, Yesan- ...

(서산). * Tōshin (唐津):

Dangjin Dangjin (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land. Its name means " Tang ferry," a ...

(당진). * Gazan (牙山):

Asan Asan (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It borders the Seoul Capital Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 400,000. Asan is known for its many hot springs an ...

(아산). * Ten'an (天安):

Cheonan Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...

(천안).

Provincial governors

The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities

Counties

Provincial governors

See also