Kōkai-dō (黃海道, Korean: 황해도), 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.

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Kōkai Province
黃海道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan

CapitalKaishū
History 
 Established
29 August 1910
 Disestablished
15 August 1945
Today part ofNorth Korea
South Korea
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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

See also

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