Heianhoku-dō

1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
Heianhoku Province
平安北道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalShingishū
History 
• Established
August 29, 1910
• Disestablished
August 15, 1945
Today part ofNorth Korea
Heian-hoku Provincial Office

Heianhoku-dō (平安北道, Korean: 평안북도), alternatively Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Shingishū (Sinuiju). The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan, North Korea.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 1,620,882 people
    • Japanese: 22,363 people
    • Koreans: 1,578,605 people
    • Other: 19,914 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

Emblem of Shingishū
  • Shingishū (capital)

Counties

See also

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Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
Karafuto (naichi after 1943)
  • Karafuto Civil Administration OfficeKarafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture | Ōtomari Subprefecture | Rūtaka Subprefecture | Shikuka Subprefecture | Motodomari Subprefecture | Maoka Subprefecture | Tomarioru Subprefecture | Honto Subprefecture | Esutoru Subprefecture | Ushiro Subprefecture
KoreaTaiwanNan'yōKantō-shū
  • Governor-General Kantō Bureau: Dairen Civil Affairs Bureau | Ryojun Civil Affairs Bureau | Kinshū Civil Affairs Bureau | Furanten Civil Affairs Bureau | Hishika Civil Affairs Bureau