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Heianhoku Prefecture

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Heianhoku Province
平安北道
Former province of Korea

CapitalShingishū
History 
• Established
29 August 1910
• Disestablished
15 August 1945
Today part ofNorth Korea
Heian-hoku Provincial Office

Heianhoku-dō (平安北道, Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province) was one of the administrative divisions of Korea under Japanese rule, with its capital at Shingishū. The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan, North Korea.

Population

Number of people by nationality according to the 1936 census:

  • Overall population: 1,620,882 people
    • Japanese: 22,363 people
    • Koreans: 1,578,605 people
    • Other: 19,914 people

Administrative divisions

Cities

Emblem of Shingishū

Counties

See also