| Keishōnan-dō 慶尚南道 | |
|---|---|
| Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan | |
 | |
| Capital | Fuzan |
| History | |
• Established | August 29, 1910 |
• Disestablished | August 15, 1945 |
| Today part of | South Korea |
Keishōnan-dō (慶尚南道, Korean: 경상남도), alternatively Keishōnan Province or South Keishō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Fuzan (Busan). The province consisted of modern-day South Gyeongsang, South Korea.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 1,938,001 |
| 1930 | 2,045,113 |
| 1940 | 2,147,602 |
| 1944 | 2,318,146 |
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
- Overall population: 2,214,406 people
- Japanese: 96,926 people
- Koreans: 2,115,553 people
- Other: 1,927 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Cities
Counties
Provincial governors
The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor.
| Name | Name in kanji/hanja | Start of tenure | End of tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagawa Teru | 香川 輝 | October 1, 1910 | February 14, 1913 | Provincial minister |
| Sasaki Tōtarō | 佐々木 藤太郎 | February 14, 1913 | December 26, 1921 | Provincial minister before August 1919 |
| Sawada Toyotake | 沢田 豊丈 | December 26, 1921 | February 24, 1923 | |
| Wada Jun | 和田 純 | February 24, 1923 | January 31, 1928 | |
| Mizuguchi Ryūzō | 水口 隆三 | January 31, 1928 | January 21, 1929 | |
| Sudō Moto | 須藤 素 | January 21, 1929 | November 28, 1929 | |
| Tani Takima | 谷 多喜磨 | November 28, 1929 | December 24, 1930 | |
| Watanabe Toyohiko | 渡辺 豊日子 | December 24, 1930 | August 4, 1933 | |
| Sekimizu Takeshi | 関水 武 | August 4, 1933 | April 1, 1935 | |
| Hashi Morisada | 土師 盛貞 | April 1, 1935 | May 26, 1937 | |
| Abe Senichi | 阿部 千一 | May 26, 1937 | September 10, 1938 | |
| Yamazawa Wasaburō | 山沢 和三郎 | September 10, 1938 | November 19, 1941 | |
| Nishioka Yoshijirō | 西岡 芳次郎 | November 19, 1941 | March 27, 1943 | |
| Ōno Sueo | 大野 季夫 | March 27, 1943 | March 28, 1945 | |
| Nobuhara Satoru | 信原 聖 | March 28, 1945 | August 15, 1945 | Tenure ended with Korean independence |
See also
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