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Kōgen-dō

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Kōgen Province 江原道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

Capital	Shunsen

History

• Established	August 29, 1910
• Disestablished	August 15, 1945



Today part of	South Korea North Korea

Kōgen-dō (江原道, Korean: 강원도), alternatively Kōgen Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Shunsen (Chuncheon). The province corresponds to the combination of the modern Kangwon Province, North Korea and Gangwon Province, South Korea.^[a]

Population[edit]

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

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

Rintei (麟蹄): Inje (인제).

Yōkō (楊口): Yanggu (양구).

Waiyō (淮陽): Hoeyang (회양).

Tsūsen (通川): Tongcheon (통천).

Kōjō (高城): Goseong (고성).

Jōyō (襄陽): Yangyang (양양).

Kōryō (江陵): Gangneung (강릉).

Sanchoku (三陟): Samcheok (삼척).

Utchin (蔚珍): Uljin (울진). present Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province.

Seizen (旌善): Jeongseon (정선).

Heishō (平昌): Pyeongchang (평창).

Neietsu (寧越): Yeongwol (영월).

Genshū (原州): Wonju (원주).

Ōjō (橫城): Hoengseong (횡성).

Kōsen (洪川): Hongcheon (홍천).

Kasen (華川): Hwacheon (화천).

Kinka (金化): Gimhwa (김화).

Tetsugen (鐵原): Cheorwon (철원).

Heikō (平康): Pyeonggang (평강).

Isen (伊川): Icheon (이천).

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

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	Nakahara Kōjun [ko]	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

^ 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. Shunsen is now the South Korean city of Chuncheon.

v t e Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
Karafuto (naichi after 1943)	Karafuto Civil Administration Office → Karafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture \| Ōtomari Subprefecture \| Rūtaka Subprefecture \| Shikuka Subprefecture \| Motodomari Subprefecture \| Maoka Subprefecture \| Tomarioru Subprefecture \| Honto Subprefecture \| Esutoru Subprefecture \| Ushiro Subprefecture
Korea	Governor-General Keiki-dō Kōgen-dō Chūseihoku-dō Chūseinan-dō Zenrahoku-dō Zenranan-dō Keishōhoku-dō Keishōnan-dō Heian'nan-dō Heianhoku-dō Kōkai-dō Kankyōnan-dō Kankyōhoku-dō
Taiwan	Governor-General Taihoku Prefecture Shinchiku Prefecture Taichū Prefecture Tainan Prefecture Takao Prefecture Karenkō Prefecture Taitō Prefecture Hōko Prefecture
Nan'yō	Governor Civil Affairs Bureau of Temporary Nan'yō Islands Defense Unit → Nan'yō Government: Saipan Subprefecture \| Parao Subprefecture \| Yappu Subprefecture \| Torakku Subprefecture \| Ponape Subprefecture \| Yarūto Subprefecture
Kantō-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