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, alternatively Zenrahoku Province, Zenra Hoku, or North Zenra 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 Zenshū (Jeonju). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean province of
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Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census: * Overall population: 1,540,686 people ** Japanese: 35,844 people ** Koreans: 1,502,380 people ** Other: 2,462 people


Administrative divisions

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


Cities

* Zenshū (capital) * Gunzan


Counties

* Kanshū * Chin'an * Kinzan * Moshu * Chōsui * Ninjitsu * Nangen * Junshō *
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* Kintei * Yokkō * Ekizan


Provincial governors

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


See also

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Provinces of Korea Korea has had administrative districts that can be considered provinces since the 7th century. These divisions were initially called ''ju'' () in Unified Silla and Later Baekje, and there were nine in total. After Goryeo conquered these states in t ...
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Governor-General of Chōsen The Governor-General of Chōsen (; ) was the chief administrator of the : a part of an administrative organ established by the Imperial government of Japan. The position existed from 1910 to 1945. The governor-general of Chōsen was established ...
* Administrative divisions of Korea


References

{{Reflist Former provinces of Japan in Korea