Keiki-dō

Keiki-dō (京畿道, or Keiki Province) is a former Korean province, one of the administrative divisions of Korea under Japanese rule,[1] with its capital at Keijō (present day Seoul, South Korea). 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.

Keiki-dō
京畿道
Former province of Korea

CapitalKeijō
History
Today part ofSouth Korea
North Korea
Keiki Provincial Office

Population

YearPopulation
19251,889,899
19302,004,012
19402,668,119
19442,886,643

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

Wards of Keijō
Japanese nameKorean name
Eitōho-ku (永登浦区)Yeongdeungpo-gu (영등포구)
Jōtō-ku (城東区)Seongdong-gu (성동구)
Shōro-ku (鐘路区)Jongno-gu (종로구)
Seidaimon-ku (西大門区)Seodaemun-gu (서대문구)
Chū-ku (中区)Jung-gu (중구)
Tōdaimon-ku (東大門区)Dongdaemun-gu (동대문구)
Ryūzan-ku (龍山区)Yongsan-gu (용산구)
Maho-ku (麻浦区)Mapo-gu (마포구)
Emblem of Jinsen
Emblem of Kaijō

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Provincial governors

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

NationalityNameName in kanjiStart of tenureEnd of tenureNotes
JapaneseHigaki Naosuke檜垣 直右October 1, 1910March 28, 1916Provincial minister
JapaneseMatsunaga Takekichi松永 武吉March 28, 1916September 26, 1919Provincial minister before August 1919
JapaneseKudō Eiichi工藤 英一September 26, 1919February 24, 1923
JapaneseTakizane Akiho時實 秋穗February 24, 1923March 8, 1926
JapaneseYoneda Jintarō米田 甚太郞March 8, 1926January 21, 1929
JapaneseWatanabe Shinobu渡邊 忍January 21, 1929September 23, 1931
JapaneseMatsumoto Makoto松本 誠September 23, 1931November 5, 1934
JapaneseTominaga Fumikazu富永 文一November 5, 1934May 21, 1936
JapaneseSeiichirō Yasui安井 誠一郞May 21, 1936October 16, 1936
JapaneseYunomura Tatsujirō湯村 辰二郎October 16, 1936July 3, 1937
JapaneseKanza Yoshikuni甘蔗 義邦July 3, 1937May 30, 1940
JapaneseSuzukawa Toshio鈴川 壽男May 30, 1940November 19, 1941
JapaneseMatsuzawa Tatsuo松沢 龍雄November 19, 1941April 7, 1942
JapaneseTange Ikutarō丹下 郁太郎April 7, 1942June 2, 1942
JapaneseKō Yasuhiko高 安彦June 2, 1942December 1, 1943
JapaneseSeto Michikazu瀬戸 道一December 1, 1943June 16, 1945
JapaneseIkuta Seizaburō生田 清三郎June 16, 1945August 15, 1945Korean independence

See also

References

  1. "Japan Korea Map". Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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