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{{Short description|1910–1945 province of Korea under Japan}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Kōgen-dō'''|江原道|extra={{korean|hangul=강원도}}}}, alternatively '''Kōgen Province''', was a province of [[Korea under Japanese rule]]. Its capital was [[Chuncheon|Shunsen]] (Chuncheon). The province corresponds to the combination of the modern [[Kangwon Province, North Korea]] and [[Gangwon Province, South Korea]].{{efn|Due to the [[division of Korea]], while each Korea has its own Kangwon/Gangwon Province, the North Korean portion of Gyeonggi and the South Korean portion of Hwanghae have been absorbed into other provinces. [[Chuncheon|Shunsen]] is now the South Korean city of Chuncheon.}}

==Population==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Population
|-
| 1925 || 1,322,331
|-
| 1930 || 1,473,972
|-
| 1940 || 1,742,928
|-
| 1944 || 1,836,661
|}

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

* Overall population: 1,529,071 people
** Japanese: 15,019 people
** Koreans: 1,513,276 people
** Other: 776 people

==Administrative divisions==

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

=== Counties ===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Shunsen (春川) - (capital): [[Chuncheon]] (춘천).
* Rintei (麟蹄): [[Inje County|Inje]] (인제).
* Yōkō (楊口): [[Yanggu County, Gangwon|Yanggu]] (양구).
* Waiyō (淮陽): [[Hoeyang County|Hoeyang]] (회양).
* Tsūsen (通川): [[Tongcheon County|Tongcheon]] (통천).
* Kōjō (高城): [[Goseong County, Gangwon|Goseong]] (고성).
* Jōyō (襄陽): [[Yangyang County|Yangyang]] (양양).
* Kōryō (江陵): [[Gangneung]] (강릉).
* Sanchoku (三陟): [[Samcheok]] (삼척).
* Utchin (蔚珍): [[Uljin County|Uljin]] (울진). present Uljin County in [[North Gyeongsang Province]].
* Seizen (旌善): [[Jeongseon County|Jeongseon]] (정선).
* Heishō (平昌): [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]] (평창).
* Neietsu (寧越): [[Yeongwol County|Yeongwol]] (영월).
* Genshū (原州): [[Wonju]] (원주).
* Ōjō (橫城): [[Hoengseong County|Hoengseong]] (횡성).
* Kōsen (洪川): [[Hongcheon County|Hongcheon]] (홍천).
* Kasen (華川): [[Hwacheon County|Hwacheon]] (화천).
* Kinka (金化): [[Gimhwa County|Gimhwa]] (김화).
* Tetsugen (鐵原): [[Cheorwon County|Cheorwon]] (철원).
* Heikō (平康): [[Pyeonggang County|Pyeonggang]] (평강).
* Isen (伊川): [[Icheon County|Icheon]] (이천).{{div col end}}

==Provincial governors==

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Nationality !! Name !! Name in kanji/hanja !! Start of tenure !! End of tenure || Notes
|-
| Korean || [[Lee Kyu-wan]] || 李 圭完 || October 1, 1910 || September 23, 1918 || Provincial minister
|-
| Korean || Won Eung-sang || 元 應常 || September 23, 1918 || August 5, 1921 || Provincial minister before August 1919
|-
| Korean || Sin Seok-rin || 申 錫麟 || August 5, 1921 || February 26, 1923 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoon Kab-byeong || 尹 甲炳 || February 26, 1923 || December 1, 1924 ||
|-
| Korean || Park Yeong-cheol || 朴 栄喆 || December 1, 1924 || August 14, 1926 ||
|-
| Korean || Park Sang-jun || 朴 相駿 || August 14, 1926 || May 18, 1927 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoo Seong-jun || 兪 星濬 || May 18, 1927 || November 28, 1929 ||
|-
| Korean || Lee Beom-ik || 李 範益 || November 28, 1929 || April 1, 1935 ||
|-
| Korean || Son Yeong-mok || 孫 永穆 || April 1, 1935 || April 1, 1937 ||
|-
| Korean || Kim Shi-kwon || 金 時権 || April 1, 1937 || May 17, 1939 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoon Tae-bin || 尹 泰彬 || May 17, 1939 || September 2, 1940 ||
|-
| Japanese || Takao Jinzō || 高尾 甚造 || September 2, 1940 || November 19, 1941 ||
|-
| Japanese || Yagyū Shigeo || 柳生 繁雄 || November 19, 1941 || December 1, 1943 ||
|-
| Korean || {{ill|Nakahara Kōjun|ko|유홍순}} || 中原 鴻洵 || December 1, 1943 || June 16, 1945 || Had been forced to change name from Yoo Hong-sun (劉鴻洵)
|-
| Korean || Son Yeong-mok || 孫 永穆 || June 16, 1945 || August 15, 1945 || Korean independence
|}

==Population==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Population
|-
| 1925 || 1,322,331
|-
| 1930 || 1,473,972
|-
| 1940 || 1,742,928
|-
| 1944 || 1,836,661
|}

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

* Overall population: 1,529,071 people
** Japanese: 15,019 people
** Koreans: 1,513,276 people
** Other: 776 people

==Administrative divisions==

The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
 
All place names are listed in Korean, with their [[Hanja|hanja]] readings and Japanese names displayed in brackets. 
===Counties===
*[[Chuncheon]] (春川郡, Shunsen) 
*[[Inje County|Inje]] (麟蹄郡, Rintei) 
*[[Yanggu County, Gangwon|Yanggu]] (楊口郡, Yōkō) 
*[[Hoeyang County|Hoeyang]] (淮陽郡, Kaiyō) 
*[[Tongchon County|Tongcheon]] (通川郡, Tōsen) 
*[[Goseong County, Gangwon|Goseong]] (高城郡, Kōjō) 
*[[Yangyang County|Yangyang]] (襄陽郡, Jōyō) 
*[[Gangneung]] (江陵郡, Kōryō) 
*[[Samcheok]] (三陟郡, Sanchoku) 
*[[Uljin County|Uljin]] (蔚珍郡, Utsuchin) 
*[[Jeongseon County|Jeongseon]] (旌善郡, Seizen) 
*[[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]] (平昌郡, Heishō) 
*[[Yeongwol County|Yeongwol]] (寧越郡, Neietsu) 
*[[Wonju]] (原州郡, Genshū) 
*[[Hoengseong County|Hoengseong]] (橫城郡, Ōjō) 
*[[Hwacheon County|Hwacheon]] (華川郡, Kasen) 
*[[Gimhwa County|Gimhwa]] (金化郡, Kinka) 
*[[Cheolwon County|Cheolwon]] (鐵原郡, Tetsugen) 
*[[Pyeonggang County|Pyeonggang]] (平康郡, Heikō) 
*[[Ichon County|Icheon]] (伊川郡, Isen)

==Provincial governors==

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Nationality !! Name !! Name in hanja !! Start of tenure !! End of tenure || Notes
|-
| Korean || Lee Kyu-wan || 李圭完 || October 1, 1910 || September 23, 1918 || Provincial minister
|-
| Korean || Won Eung-sang || 元應常 || September 23, 1918 || August 5, 1921 || Provincial minister before August 1919
|-
| Korean || Sin Seok-rin || 申錫麟 || August 5, 1921 || February 26, 1923 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoon Kab-byeong || 尹甲炳 || February 26, 1923 || December 1, 1924 ||
|-
| Korean || Park Yeong-cheol || 朴榮喆 || December 1, 1924 || August 14, 1926 ||
|-
| Korean || Park Sang-jun || 朴相駿 || August 14, 1926 || May 18, 1927 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoo Seong-jun || 兪星濬 || May 18, 1927 || November 28, 1929 ||
|-
| Korean || Lee Beom-ik || 李範益 || November 28, 1929 || April 1, 1935 ||
|-
| Korean || Son Yeong-mok || 孫永穆 || April 1, 1935 || April 1, 1937 ||
|-
| Korean || Kim Shi-kwon || 金時權 || April 1, 1937 || May 17, 1939 ||
|-
| Korean || Yoon Tae-bin || 尹泰彬 || May 17, 1939 || September 2, 1940 ||
|-
| Japanese || Takao Jinzō || 高尾 甚造 || September 2, 1940 || November 19, 1941 ||
|-
| Japanese || Yagyū Shigeo || 柳生 繁雄 || November 19, 1941 || December 1, 1943 ||
|-
| Korean || Nakahara Kōjun || 中原 鴻洵 || December 1, 1943 || June 16, 1945 || Had been forced to change name from Yoo Hong-sun (劉鴻洵)
|-
| Korean || Son Yeong-mok || 孫永穆 || June 16, 1945 || August 15, 1945 || Korean independence
|}

==See also==
*[[Provinces of Korea]]
*[[Governor-General of Chōsen]]
*[[Provinces of Korea|Administrative divisions of Korea]]
*[[Gangwon (historical province)]]
*[[Gangwon Province (South Korea)]]
*[[Kangwon Province (North Korea)]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Gaichi}}
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[[Category:Former prefectures of Japan in Korea]]

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