, alternatively Chūseinan Province or South Chūsei Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Taiden (Daejeon). The province consisted of modern-day South Chungcheong, South Korea.
Population Year Population 1925 1,259,024 1930 1,356,942 1940 1,548,032 1944 1,647,044
Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:
Overall population: 1,482,963 people Japanese: 26,314 people Koreans: 1,454,830 people Other: 1,819 people
Administrative divisions
The following list is based on the administrative divisions of 1945:
Cities
Taiden (大田) - (capital): Daejeon (대전). present Daejeon Metropolitan City.
Counties
Daitoku (大德): Daedeok (대덕). present Daedeok District and Yuseong District in Daejeon Metropolitan City. Enki (燕岐): Yeongi (연기). present Sejong City. Kōshū (公州): Gongju (공주). Ronzan (論山): Nonsan (논산). Fuyo (扶餘): Buyeo (부여). Josen (舒川): Seocheon (서천). Honei (保寧): Boryeong (보령). Seiyō (靑陽): Cheongyang (청양). Kōjō (洪城): Hongseong (홍성). Reizan (禮山): Yesan (예산). Zuizan (瑞山): Seosan (서산). Tōshin (唐津): Dangjin (당진). Gazan (牙山): Asan (아산). Ten'an (天安): Cheonan (천안).
Provincial governors
The following people were provincial ministers before August 1919. This was then changed to the title of governor. Ethnicity Name Name in kanji/hanja Start of tenure End of tenure Notes Korean Park Jung-yang 朴 重陽 October 1, 1910 March 31, 1915 Provincial minister Japanese Ohara Shinzō 小原 新三 March 31, 1915 October 28, 1916 Provincial minister Japanese Kanbayashi Keijirō 上林 敬次郎 October 28, 1916 September 23, 1918 Provincial minister Japanese Kuwahara Hachishi 桑原 八司 September 23, 1918 September 26, 1919 Provincial minister before August 1919 Japanese Tokizane Akiho 時実 秋穂 September 26, 1919 February 12, 1921 Korean Kim Gwan-hyeon 金 寬鉉 February 12, 1921 December 1, 1924 Korean Seok Jin-hyeong 石 鎭衡 December 1, 1924 August 14, 1926 Korean Yoo Seong-jun 兪 星濬 August 14, 1926 May 18, 1927 Korean Sin Seok-rin 申 錫麟 May 18, 1927 November 28, 1929 Korean Yoo Jin-sun 劉 鎭淳 November 28, 1929 September 23, 1931 Japanese Okazaki Tetsurō 岡崎 哲郎 September 23, 1931 April 1, 1935 Korean Lee Beom-ik 李 範益 April 1, 1935 February 20, 1937 Korean Jeong Kyo-won 鄭 僑源 February 20, 1937 May 17, 1939 Korean Lee Seong-geun 李 聖根 May 17, 1939 May 31, 1941 Korean Matsumura Motohiro 松村 基弘 May 31, 1941 October 23, 1942 Had been forced to change name from Lee Gi-bang (李基枋) Korean Yamaki Fuminori 山木 文憲 October 23, 1942 June 26, 1945 Had been forced to change name from Song Mun-hyeon (宋文憲) Korean Masunaga Hiroshi 増永 弘 June 26, 1945 August 15, 1945 Had been forced to change name from Park Jae-hong (朴在弘), Korean independence
See also South Chungcheong Province Provinces of Korea Governor-General of Chōsen Administrative divisions of Korea