, alternatively Kōkai Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Kaishū (now Haeju). The province consisted of what is now the Hwanghae Province of North Korea.
Population Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
Overall population: 1,639,250 people Japanese: 20,582 people Koreans: 1,614,738 people Other: 3,970 people
Administrative divisions
Cities
Kaishū (海州) - (capital): Haeju (해주).
Counties
Hekijō (碧城): Byeokseong (벽성). present Yeonpyeongdo in Byeokseong County is annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City. Enpaku (延白): Yeonbaek (연백). Kinsen (金川): Geumcheon (금천). Heizan (平山): Pyeongsan (평산). Shinkei (新溪): Singye (신계). Chōen (長淵): Jangyeon (장연). present Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo and Socheongdo in Jangyeon County are annexed in Incheon Metropolitan City. Shōka (松禾): Songhwa (송화). Inritsu (殷栗): Eunyul (은율). Angaku (安岳): Anak (안악). Shinsen (信川): Sincheon (신천). Sainei (載寧): Jaeryeong (재령). Kōshū (黃州): Hwangju (황주). Hōzan (鳳山): Bongsan (봉산). Zuikō (瑞興): Seoheung (서흥). Suian (遂安): Suan (수안). Kokuzan (谷山): Goksan (곡산). Ōshin (甕津): Ongjin (옹진).
Provincial governors Family Register Name Chinese Characters Term of Office Remarks Korean Cho Hŭi-mun 趙羲聞 October 1, 1910 – September 23, 1918 Governor of Hwanghae Province Korean Sin Ŭng-hŭi 申應熙 September 23, 1918 – February 12, 1921 Governor; from August 1919, Governor of Hwanghae Province Korean Pak Chung-yang 朴重陽 February 12, 1921 – February 24, 1923 Naichijin Iio Tōjirō February 24, 1923 – December 1, 1924 Naichijin Yanabe Eizaburō December 1, 1924 – August 11, 1925 Naichijin Imamura Takeshi August 11, 1925 – March 29, 1928 Korean Pak Sang-jun 朴相駿 March 29, 1928 – November 28, 1929 Korean Han Kyubok 韓圭復 November 28, 1929 – April 7, 1933 Korean Chŏng Kyo-wŏn 鄭僑源 April 7, 1933 – February 20, 1937 Korean Kang P'il-sŏng 姜弼成 February 20, 1937 – December 21, 1939 Korean Kanemura Yasuo December 28, 1939 – January 24, 1942 Changed name from Kim Pyŏng-t'ae (金秉泰) Korean Yamaki Fuminori January 24, 1942 – October 23, 1942 Changed name from Song Mun-hŏn (宋文憲) Naichijin Usui Jūhei October 23, 1942 – August 17, 1944 Naichijin Mine Gorō August 17, 1944 – December 21, 1944 Naichijin Yagi Nobuo December 21, 1944 – May 2, 1945 Naichijin Tsutsui Takeo May 2, 1945 – August 15, 1945 Tenure ended with Korea's independence
See also Hwanghae Province Provinces of Korea Governor-General of Chōsen Administrative divisions of Korea