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Kyongsong Prefecture

Kyongsong Prefecture
Keijo map 1937.gif
Japanese name
Kanji 京城府
Hiragana けいじょうふ
Romanization Keijō-fu
Korean name
Hangul 경성부, 게이조부
Hanja 京城府
Revised Romanization Gyeongseong-bu, Geijo-bu
McCune–Reischauer Kyŏngsŏng-bu, Keijo-pu
Honmachi
Honcho in Keijo1.JPG
Japanese name
Kanji 本町
Hiragana ほんまち
Romanization Hommachi
Korean name
Hangul 혼마치
Hanja 本町
Revised Romanization Honmachi
McCune–Reischauer Honmach'i

Kyongsong Prefecture was an administrative district of Korea under Japanese rule. It corresponds to the present Seoul, capital of South Korea.

The central district of Kyongsong was Honmachi.


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