Heianhoku Prefecture

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Heianhoku Province 平安北道
Former province of Korea, Empire of Japan
Capital	Shingishū
History
• Established	29 August 1910
• Disestablished	15 August 1945
Today part of	North Korea

Heianhoku-dō (平安北道, Korean: 평안북도), alternatively Heianhoku Province or North Heian Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was at Shingishū (Sinuiju). The province consisted of modern-day North Pyongan, North Korea.

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

• Shingishū (capital)

• Provinces of Korea
• Governor-General of Chōsen
• Administrative divisions of Korea