| Keiki-dō 京畿道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province ofKorea under the Empire of Japan | |
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| Capital | Keijō |
| Today part of | South Korea North Korea |
Keiki-dō (京畿道;Korean: 경기도), alternativelyKeiki Province, was a province ofKorea under Japanese rule.[1] Its capital was atKeijō (Seoul). The province consisted of what is now the South Korean territories of Seoul andGyeonggi, as well as parts of what is now southern North Korea.
| 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:
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
| Japanese name | Korean 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) |
These are the towns and villages in each district:
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 |
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