Kankyōhoku-dō
Introduction


[thumb\|250px\|Kankyō\-hoku Provincial Office](/wiki/File:Kankyo-Hoku_Provincial_Office.JPG "Kankyo-Hoku Provincial Office.JPG")
, alternatively **Kankyōhoku Province**, **Kankyo Hoku**, or **North Kankyō Province**, was a province of [Korea under Japanese rule](/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule "Korea under Japanese rule"). Its capital was at [Seishin](/wiki/Chongjin "Chongjin") (Chongjin). The province consisted what is now the North Korean province of [North Hamgyong](/wiki/North_Hamgyong_Province "North Hamgyong Province"), as well as parts of neighboring provinces.


How did the administrative divisions of Korea under Japanese rule impact the development of provinces like Kankyōhoku?