Kankyōnan Province
Defunct Japanese colonial province in Chōsen (Korea)
Kankyōnan-dō (咸鏡南道; Korean: 함경남도), alternatively Kankyōnan Province or South Kankyō Province, was a province of Korea under Japanese rule. Its capital was Kankō (Hamhung). The province mainly consisted of modern-day South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, with additional surrounding territories. It was the site of gold mining and a leader of stock farmed cattle and pigs.
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