Kankyōhoku-dō

Kankyōhoku-dō (咸鏡北道, Korean: 함경북도), alternatively Kankyōhoku Province, Kankyo Hoku, or North Kankyō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Seishin (Chongjin). The province consisted what is now the North Korean province of North Hamgyong, as well as parts of neighboring provinces.

Kankyōhoku-dō
咸鏡北道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalSeishin
Population 
 1936
813,893
Preceded by
Succeeded by
North Hamgyong Province
Soviet Civil Administration
Today part ofNorth Korea
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.