, alternatively Kōkai 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 Kaishū (now Haeju). 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 (). It is a reg ...

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 centu ...

(해주).

Counties

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

Yeonpyeongdo Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo ( ) 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. The main island of the group is Daeyeonpyeongdo ("Big Yeonpye ...

in Byeokseong County is annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City. *Enpaku (延白): Yeonbaek (연백). *Kinsen (金川): Geumcheon (금천). *Heizan (平山):

Pyeongsan P‘yŏngsan County is a county in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Etymology During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the county was called Heizan () and was a part of the now-defunct Kokai Province. Administrative divisions P'yŏngsan cou ...

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

Baengnyeongdo Baengnyeongdo (; ), sometimes Baekryeong Island, is an island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea. It is an inhabited island located near the Northern Limit Line, and is closer to North Korea than it is to the South. Since the 1945 division ...

Daecheongdo Daecheongdo (; ) or Daecheong Island is a , long and wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line. The island is from the coast of South Hwanghae Province in North Korea.

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 (은율). *Angaku (安岳):

Anak Anak (; , 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 foref ...

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

(황주). *Hōzan (鳳山): Bongsan (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