, alternatively Kōgen 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 Shunsen (Chuncheon). The province corresponds to the combination of the modern

Kangwon Province, North Korea Kangwon Province (Kangwŏndo; ) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province (also spelled ''Kangwon Province'' sometimes) f ...

and

Gangwon Province, South Korea Gangwon Province (), officially Gangwon State (), is a administrative divisions of South Korea, Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea. It is known as the largest and population density, least densely populated subdivision of South Korea. ...

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,529,071 people ** Japanese: 15,019 people ** Koreans: 1,513,276 people ** Other: 776 people

Administrative divisions

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

Counties

* Shunsen (春川) - (capital):

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River (Korea), Han R ...

(춘천). * Rintei (麟蹄):

Inje Inje County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gangwon-do (South Korea), Gangwon Province, South Korea. It has the lowest population density of any South Korean county. The county seat is Inje-eup, which located near the ce ...

(인제). * Yōkō (楊口): Yanggu (양구). * Waiyō (淮陽): Hoeyang (회양). * Tsūsen (通川): Tongcheon (통천). * Kōjō (高城): Goseong (고성). * Jōyō (襄陽):

Yangyang Yangyang County () is in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The county is located in the northeast of the country in Gangwon-do. Its population is about 31,000 (2004). The Yangyang area is well known for its pine mushrooms (''song-i''), its fish ...

(양양). * Kōryō (江陵):

Gangneung Gangneung (; ) is a list of cities in South Korea, municipal city in Gangwon, South Korea, Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved Ja ...

(강릉). * Sanchoku (三陟):

Samcheok Samcheok (; ) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. To the west are the Taebaek Mountains, which form a high flat plain of more than 1,000 meters, and to the east the coastal plain slopes sharply. Samcheok borders Donghae in the north, ...

(삼척). * Utchin (蔚珍): Uljin (울진). present Uljin County in

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

. * Seizen (旌善): Jeongseon (정선). * Heishō (平昌):

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...

(평창). * Neietsu (寧越):

Yeongwol Yeongwol County () is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. In Korea, it is known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon. It i ...

(영월). * Genshū (原州):

Wonju Wonju (; ) is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. History During the time of Joseon, Gr ...

(원주). * Ōjō (橫城):

Hoengseong Hoengseong County () is a county located in southwestern Gangwon Province, South Korea, bordering Pyeongchang County to the east, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province to the west, Hongcheon County to the north, and the city of Wonju and Yeongwol ...

(횡성). * Kōsen (洪川):

Hongcheon Hongcheon (''Hongcheon-gun'') is a county and city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies on the northern bank of the Hongcheon River, southeast of Chuncheon. The terrain of the county is mainly mountainous and contains hot springs in th ...

(홍천). * Kasen (華川):

Hwacheon Hwacheon County () is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The northern border is, in some places, within nine kilometres of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Neighboring counties are Cheorwon to the northwest and north, Yanggu to the east, ...

(화천). * Kinka (金化): Gimhwa (김화). * Tetsugen (鐵原): Cheorwon (철원). * Heikō (平康): Pyeonggang (평강). * Isen (伊川):

Icheon Icheon (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a Creative Cities Network, UNESCO City of Crafts and ...

(이천).

Provincial governors

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

Notes

References