Keiki Province

, alternatively Keiki Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Keijō (Seoul). 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.

Population

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

• Keijō (京城府) - (capital) aka Gyeongseong (), present day Seoul.

• Jinsen (仁川府): Incheon (). present Incheon Metropolitan City.
• Kaijō (開城府): Gaeseong (). present Gaeseong Special City.

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

• Kōyō (高陽): Goyang (). present Goyang City, Mapo District and Eunpyeong District in Seoul Special City.
• KōshÅ« (廣州): Gwangju, Gyeonggi (). present Gwangju City, Seongnam City, Hanam City, Gangnam District, Seocho District, Songpa District and Gangdong District in Seoul Special City.
• YōshÅ« (楊州): Yangju (). present Yangju City, Dongducheon City, Uijeongbu City, Guri City, Namyangju City, Seongbuk District, Gangbuk District, Dobong District, Nowon District, Jungnang District and Gwangjin District in Seoul Special City.
• Rensen (漣川): Yeoncheon ().
• Hōsen (抱川): Pocheon ().
• Kahei (加平): Gapyeong ().
• Yōhei (楊平): Yangpyeong ().
• ReishÅ« (驪州): Yeoju ().
• Risen (利川): Icheon ().
• RyÅ«jin (龍仁): Yongin ().
• Anjō (安城): Anseong ().
• Heitaku (平澤): Pyeongtaek ().
• Suigen (水原): Suwon (). present Suwon City, Osan City and Hwaseong City.
• Shikō (始興): Siheung (). present Siheung City, Gwangmyeong City, Ansan City, Anyang City, Gunpo City, Uiwang City, Gwacheon City, Dongjak District, Gwanak District, Guro District, Geumcheon District in Seoul Special City.
• Fusen (富川): Bucheon (). present Bucheon City, Bupyeong District, Namdong District, Yeonsu District in Incheon Metropolitan City, Guro District in Seoul Special City.
• Kinpo (金浦): Gimpo (). present Gimpo City, Gyeyang District, Seo District in Incheon Metropolitan City, Yangcheon District and Gangseo District in Seoul Special City.
• Kōka (江華): Ganghwa ().
• HashÅ« (坡州): Paju ().
• Chōtan (長湍): Jangdan ().
• Kaihō (開豊): Gaepung (). present Gaeseong Special City.

Provincial governors

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

See also

• Provinces of Korea
• Governor-General of Chōsen
• Administrative divisions of Korea

References