Kōgen Prefecture

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Kōgen Prefecture
江原道
Prefecture of Korea
Kōgen Prefecture (August 15, 1945).png
CapitalShunsen
Today part ofSouth Korea
North Korea

Kōgen Prefecture (江原道, Kōgen-dō) was one of the administrative divisions of Korea during Japanese rule, with its capital at Shunsen. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kangwon/Gangwon, divided between North Korea and South Korea 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 in present-day South Korea.

Population[]

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[]

  • Shunsen (春川) - (capital): Chuncheon (춘천).
  • 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).

Provincial governors[]

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
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 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[]

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