was an administrative division of Korea under Japanese rule,ōkaidō with its capital at Kaishū (now Haeju, North Korea). 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).