Keiki-dō
1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan
Keiki Provincial Office
Keiki-dō (京畿道 , Korean : 경기도 ) , alternatively Keiki Province , was a province of Korea under Japanese rule .[1] Its capital was at Keijō (Seoul). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean territories of Seoul and Gyeonggi , as well as parts of what is now southern North Korea.
Population
Year
Population
1925
1,889,899
1930
2,004,012
1940
2,668,119
1944
2,886,643
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
Overall population: 2,392,296 people
Japanese: 153,723 people
Koreans: 2,225,379 people
Other: 13,194 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Cities
Emblem of Jinsen
Emblem of Kaijō
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
Kōyō (高陽): Goyang (고양 ). present Goyang City, Mapo District and Eunpyeong District in Seoul Special City .
Kōshū (廣州): Gwangju, Gyeonggi (광주 ). present Gwangju City, Seongnam City , Hanam City , Gangnam District , Seocho District , Songpa District and Gangdong District in Seoul Special City.
Yōshū (楊州): Yangju (양주 ). present Yangju City, Dongducheon City , Uijeongbu City , Guri City , Namyangju City , Seongbuk District , Gangbuk District , Dobong District , Nowon District , Jungnang District and Gwangjin District in Seoul Special City.
Rensen (漣川): Yeoncheon (연천 ).
Hōsen (抱川): Pocheon (포천 ).
Kahei (加平): Gapyeong (가평 ).
Yōhei (楊平): Yangpyeong (양평 ).
Reishū (驪州): Yeoju (여주 ).
Risen (利川): Icheon (이천 ).
Ryūjin (龍仁): Yongin (용인 ).
Anjō (安城): Anseong (안성 ).
Heitaku (平澤): Pyeongtaek (평택 ).
Suigen (水原): Suwon (수원 ). present Suwon City , Osan City and Hwaseong City .
Shikō (始興): Siheung (시흥 ). present Siheung City , Gwangmyeong City , Ansan City , Anyang City , Gunpo City , Uiwang City , Gwacheon City , Dongjak District , Gwanak District , Guro District , Geumcheon District in Seoul Special City.
Fusen (富川): Bucheon (부천 ). present Bucheon City , Bupyeong District , Namdong District , Yeonsu District in Incheon Metropolitan City , Guro District in Seoul Special City.
Kinpo (金浦): Gimpo (김포 ). present Gimpo City, Gyeyang District , Seo District in Incheon Metropolitan City, Yangcheon District and Gangseo District in Seoul Special City.
Kōka (江華): Ganghwa (강화 ).
Hashū (坡州): Paju (파주 ).
Chōtan (長湍): Jangdan (장단 ).
Kaihō (開豊): Gaepung (개풍 ). present Gaeseong Special City.
Provincial governors
The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.
Nationality
Name
Name in kanji
Start of tenure
End of tenure
Notes
Japanese
Higaki Naosuke
檜垣 直右
October 1, 1910
March 28, 1916
Provincial minister
Japanese
Matsunaga Takekichi
松永 武吉
March 28, 1916
September 26, 1919
Provincial minister before August 1919
Japanese
Kudō Eiichi
工藤 英一
September 26, 1919
February 24, 1923
Japanese
Takizane Akiho
時實 秋穗
February 24, 1923
March 8, 1926
Japanese
Yoneda Jintarō
米田 甚太郞
March 8, 1926
January 21, 1929
Japanese
Watanabe Shinobu
渡邊 忍
January 21, 1929
September 23, 1931
Japanese
Matsumoto Makoto
松本 誠
September 23, 1931
November 5, 1934
Japanese
Tominaga Fumikazu
富永 文一
November 5, 1934
May 21, 1936
Japanese
Seiichirō Yasui
安井 誠一郞
May 21, 1936
October 16, 1936
Japanese
Yunomura Tatsujirō
湯村 辰二郎
October 16, 1936
July 3, 1937
Japanese
Kanza Yoshikuni
甘蔗 義邦
July 3, 1937
May 30, 1940
Japanese
Suzukawa Toshio
鈴川 壽男
May 30, 1940
November 19, 1941
Japanese
Matsuzawa Tatsuo
松沢 龍雄
November 19, 1941
April 7, 1942
Japanese
Tange Ikutarō
丹下 郁太郎
April 7, 1942
June 2, 1942
Japanese
Kō Yasuhiko
高 安彦
June 2, 1942
December 1, 1943
Japanese
Seto Michikazu
瀬戸 道一
December 1, 1943
June 16, 1945
Japanese
Ikuta Seizaburō
生田 清三郎
June 16, 1945
August 15, 1945
Korean independence
See also
References