Kōkai Province

Kōkai Province 黃海道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan
Capital	Kaishū
History
• Established	29 August 1910
• Disestablished	15 August 1945
Today part of	North Korea South Korea

Kōkai-dō (黃海道; Korean: 황해도), alternatively Kōkai Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Kaishū (now Haeju). The province consisted of what is now the Hwanghae Province 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 (해주).

Counties

• Hekijō (碧城): Byeokseong (벽성). present Yeonpyeongdo in Byeokseong County is annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City.
• Enpaku (延白): Yeonbaek (연백).
• Kinsen (金川): Geumcheon (금천).
• Heizan (平山): Pyeongsan (평산).
• Shinkei (新溪): Singye (신계).
• Chōen (長淵): Jangyeon (장연). present Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo and Socheongdo in Jangyeon County are annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City.
• Shōka (松禾): Songhwa (송화).
• Inritsu (殷栗): Eunyul (은율).
• Angaku (安岳): Anak (안악).
• Shinsen (信川): Sincheon (신천).
• Sainei (載寧): Jaeryeong (재령).
• Kōshū (黃州): Hwangju (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).

Provincial governors

Family Register	Name	Chinese Characters	Term of Office	Remarks
Korean	Cho Hŭi-mun	趙羲聞	October 1, 1910 – September 23, 1918	Governor of Hwanghae Province
Korean	Sin Ŭng-hŭi	申應熙	September 23, 1918 – February 12, 1921	Governor; from August 1919, Governor of Hwanghae Province
Korean	Pak Chung-yang	朴重陽	February 12, 1921 – February 24, 1923
Naichijin	Iio Tōjirō	飯尾 藤次郎	February 24, 1923 – December 1, 1924
Naichijin	Yanabe Eizaburō	矢鍋 永三郎	December 1, 1924 – August 11, 1925
Naichijin	Imamura Takeshi	今村 武志	August 11, 1925 – March 29, 1928
Korean	Pak Sang-jun	朴相駿	March 29, 1928 – November 28, 1929
Korean	Han Kyubok	韓圭復	November 28, 1929 – April 7, 1933
Korean	Chŏng Kyo-wŏn	鄭僑源	April 7, 1933 – February 20, 1937
Korean	Kang P'il-sŏng	姜弼成	February 20, 1937 – December 21, 1939
Korean	Kanemura Yasuo	金村 泰男	December 28, 1939 – January 24, 1942	Changed name from Kim Pyŏng-t'ae (金秉泰)
Korean	Yamaki Fuminori	山木 文憲	January 24, 1942 – October 23, 1942	Changed name from Song Mun-hŏn (宋文憲)
Naichijin	Usui Jūhei	碓井 忠平	October 23, 1942 – August 17, 1944
Naichijin	Mine Gorō	美根 五郎	August 17, 1944 – December 21, 1944
Naichijin	Yagi Nobuo	八木 信雄	December 21, 1944 – May 2, 1945
Naichijin	Tsutsui Takeo	筒井 竹雄	May 2, 1945 – August 15, 1945	Tenure ended with Korea's independence

See also

• Hwanghae Province
• Provinces of Korea
• Governor-General of Chōsen
• Administrative divisions of Korea