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Kankyōnan-dō

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Kankyōnan-dō
咸鏡南道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalKankō
Preceded by
Succeeded by
South Hamgyong Province
Soviet Civil Administration
Today part ofNorth Korea

Kankyōnan-dō (咸鏡南道, Korean함경남도), alternatively Kankyōnan Province or South Kankyō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Kankō (Hamhung). The province consisted of modern-day South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Population

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Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 1,602,178 people
    • Japanese: 51,052 people
    • Koreans: 1,544,883 people
    • Other: 6,243 people

Administrative divisions

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Cities

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Emblem of Kankō
Emblem of Genzan

Counties

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See also

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References

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