Takao Prefecture
Takao Prefecture 高雄州 | |||||||||
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たかおしゅう Takaoshū | |||||||||
1920–1945 | |||||||||
![]() A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture | |||||||||
Capital | Takao City | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1941 | 5,721.8674 km2 (2,209.2254 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1941 | 930383 | ||||||||
Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule | ||||||||
• Established | September 1920 | ||||||||
• Takao upgraded to city | 1924 | ||||||||
• Pescadores transferred to Hōko Prefecture | 1926 | ||||||||
• Heitō upgraded to city | 1933 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | October 1945 | ||||||||
Political subdivisions | 2 cities (市) 7 districts (郡) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Kaohsiung, Pingtung County |
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Takao Prefecture government office
Takao Prefecture (高雄州, Takao-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
Population[]
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Administrative divisions of Takao Prefecture (1945).
Total population | 930,383 |
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Japanese | 59,633 |
Taiwanese | 863,313 |
Korean | 598 |
1941 (Showa 16) census. |
Administrative divisions[]
Cities and districts[]
In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts.
Cities (市 shi) | Districts (郡 gun) | ||||
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Name | Kanji | Kana | Name | Kanji | Kana |
Takao City | 高雄市 | たかをし | Okayama District | 岡山郡 | おかやまぐん |
Hōzan District | 鳳山郡 | ほうざんぐん | |||
Kizan District | 旗山郡 | きざんぐん | |||
Heitō City | 屏東市 | へいとうし | Heitō District | 屏東郡 | へいとうぐん |
Chōshū District | 潮州郡 | ちょうしゅうぐん | |||
Tōkō District | 東港郡 | とうこうぐん | |||
Kōshun District | 恒春郡 | こうしゅんぐん |
Towns and villages[]
The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄).
District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
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Okayama 岡山郡 |
Okayama town | 岡山街 | Today Gangshan District and Ciaotou District |
Ensō village | 燕巣庄 | Today Yanchao District | |
Denryō village | 田寮庄 | Today Tianliao District | |
Aren village | 阿蓮庄 | Today Alian District | |
Rochiku village | 路竹庄 | Today Lujhu District | |
Konai village | 湖内庄 | Today Hunei District, Qieding District | |
Mida village | 弥陀庄 | Today Mituo District, Yong'an District and Ziguan District | |
Nanshi village | 楠梓庄 | Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao City, Okayama town and Ensō village | |
Saei village | 左営庄 | Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao City | |
Hōzan 鳳山郡 |
Hōzan town | 鳳山街 | Today Fongshan District |
Kominato village | 小港庄 | Today Siaogang District | |
Rinen village | 林園庄 | Today Linyuan District | |
Dairyō village | 大寮庄 | Today Daliao District | |
Daiju village | 大樹庄 | Today Dashu District | |
Jinbu village | 仁武庄 | Today Dashe District and Renwu District | |
Torimatsu village | 鳥松庄 | Today Niaosong District | |
Kizan 旗山郡 |
Kizan town | 旗山街 | Today Cishan District |
Mino town | 美濃街 | Today Meinong District | |
Rokuki village | 六亀庄 | Today Liouguei District | |
Sanrin village | 杉林庄 | Today Shanlin District | |
Kōsen village | 甲仙庄 | Today Jiasian District | |
Naimon village | 内門庄 | Today Neimen District | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Maolin District, Namasia District and Tauyuan District | |
Heitō 屏東郡 |
Chōkō village | 長興庄 | Today Changzhi Township and Linluo Township |
Enho village | 塩埔庄 | Today Yanpu Township | |
Takagi village | 高樹庄 | Today Gaoshu Township | |
Rikō village | 里港庄 | Today Ligang Township | |
Kyūkai village | 九塊庄 | Today Jiuru Township | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Majia Township, Sandimen Township and Wutai Township | |
Heitō town | 屏東街 | Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Pingtung City | |
Rokuki village | 六亀庄 | Annexed into Kizan district in 1932 | |
Chōshū 潮州郡 |
Chōshū town | 潮州街 | Today Chaozhou Township |
Manran village | 万巒庄 | Today Wanluan Township | |
Naiho village | 内埔庄 | Today Neipu Township | |
Takeda village | 竹田庄 | Today Zhutian Township | |
Shinhi village | 新埤庄 | Today Xinpi Township | |
Hōryō village | 枋寮庄 | Today Fangliao Township | |
Hōzan village | 枋山庄 | Today Fangshan Township | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Chunri Township, Laiyi Township, Shizi Township and Taiwu Township | |
Tōkō 東港郡 |
Tōkō town | 東港街 | Today Donggang Township |
Shin'en town | 新園庄 | Today Xinyuan Township and Kanding Township | |
Mantan village | 万丹庄 | Today Wandan Township | |
Rinhen village | 林辺庄 | Today Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township | |
Katō village | 佳冬庄 | Today Jiadong Township | |
Ryūkyū village | 琉球庄 | Lamay Island, today Liuqiu Township | |
Kōshun 恒春郡 |
Kōshun town | 恒春街 | Today Hengchun Township |
Shajō village | 車城庄 | Today Checheng Township | |
Manshū village | 満州庄 | Today Manzhou Township | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Mudan Township | |
Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) |
Takao town | 高雄街 | Upgraded to a city in 1924 |
Ensō village | 燕巣庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 | |
Saei village | 左営庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 | |
Nanshi village | 楠梓庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 | |
Jinbu village | 仁武庄 | Annexed into Hōzan district in 1924 |
See also[]
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1920
- States and territories disestablished in 1945
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Former prefectures of Japan
- Former subdivisions of Taiwan