Taihoku Prefecture
臺北州
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Taihoku-shū | |
1920-1952 | |
Taihoku Prefecture government building (now the Control Yuan building) | |
Capital | Taihoku City |
Area | |
• 1941
| 4,594.24 km2 (1,773.85 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1941 | 1,140,530 |
Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule |
• Established | September 1920 |
• Kīrun upgraded to city | 1924 |
• Gilan upgraded to city | 1940 |
• Disestablished | 25 October 1945 |
28 April 1952 | |
Political subdivisions | 3 cities (市) 9 districts (郡) |
Today part of | Keelung, New Taipei, Taipei, Yilan County |
Taihoku Prefecture (臺北州; Taihoku-shū) was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, which is now occupied by the Control Yuan of Taiwan, was in Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei).
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941:
Classification | Population |
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Mainland Japanese | 153,928 |
Taiwanese | 1,053,372 |
Koreans | 1,051 |
Others | 25,531 |
Total | 1,233,882 |
There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.
Cities (市 shi) | Districts (郡 gun) | ||||||
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Name | Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji | Name | Kanji | Kana | Rōmaji |
Taihoku City | 台北市 | たいほくし | Taihoku-shi | Shichisei District | 七星郡 | しちせいぐん | Shichisei-gun |
Shinshō District | 新莊郡 | しんしょうぐん | Shinshō-gun | ||||
Kaizan District | 海山郡 | かいざんぐん | Kaizan-gun | ||||
Bunzan District | 文山郡 | ぶんさんぐん | Bunzan-gun | ||||
Tansui District | 淡水郡 | たんすいぐん | Tansui-gun | ||||
Kīrun City | 基隆市 | きいるんし | Kīrun-shi | Kīrun District | 基隆郡 | きいるんぐん | Kīrun-gun |
Giran City | 宜蘭市 | ぎらんし | Giran-shi | Giran District | 宜蘭郡 | ぎらんぐん | Giran-gun |
Ratō District | 羅東郡 | らとうぐん | Ratō-gun | ||||
Suō District | 蘇澳郡 | すおうぐん | Suō-gun |
All of the cities (市 shi) name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.
District | Name | Kanji | Administrative divisions of Taiwan | Note |
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Shichisei 七星郡 |
Shiodome town | 汐止街 | Xizhi District (汐止區), New Taipei City | |
Shirin town | 士林街 | Shilin District (士林區), Taipei | ||
Hokutō town | 北投街 | Beitou District (北投區), Taipei | Upgraded from village in 1941. | |
Naiko village | 內湖庄 | Nangang District (南港區), Taipei | ||
Neihu District (內湖區), Taipei | ||||
Matsuyama village | 松山庄 | Songshan District (松山區), Taipei | Incorporated into Taihoku City in 1938. | |
Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei | ||||
Shinshō 新莊郡 |
Shinshō town | 新莊街 | Taishan District (泰山區), New Taipei City | |
Xinzhuang District (新莊區), New Taipei City | ||||
Roshū village | 鷺洲庄 | Luzhou District (蘆洲區), New Taipei City | ||
Sanchong District (三重區), New Taipei City | ||||
Goko village | 五股庄 | Wugu District (五股區), New Taipei City | ||
Rinkō village | 林口庄 | Linkou District (林口區), New Taipei City | ||
Kaizan 海山郡 |
Itabashi town | 板橋街 | Banqiao District (板橋區), New Taipei City | |
Ōka town | 鶯歌街 | Shulin District (樹林區), New Taipei City | ||
Yingge District (鶯歌區), New Taipei City | ||||
Sankyō town | 三峽街 | Sanxia District (三峽區), New Taipei City | ||
Chūwa village | 中和庄 | Yonghe District (永和區), New Taipei City | ||
Zhonghe District (中和區), New Taipei City | ||||
Dojō village | 土城庄 | Tucheng District (土城區), New Taipei City | ||
Bunsan 文山郡 |
Shinden town | 新店街 | Xindian District (新店區), New Taipei City | |
Shinkō village | 深坑庄 | Shenkeng District (深坑區), New Taipei City | ||
Wenshan District (文山區), Taipei | ||||
Sekitei village | 石碇庄 | Shiding District (石碇區), New Taipei City | ||
Heirin village | 坪林庄 | Pinglin District (坪林區), New Taipei City | ||
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Wulai District (烏來區), New Taipei City | ||
Tansui 淡水郡 |
Tansui town | 淡水街 | Tamsui District (淡水區), New Taipei City | |
Hachiri village | 八里庄 | Bali District (八里區), New Taipei City | ||
Sanshi village | 三芝庄 | Sanzhi District (三芝區), New Taipei City | ||
Sekimon village | 石門庄 | Shimen District (石門區), New Taipei City | ||
Kiryū 基隆郡 |
Zuihō town | 瑞芳街 | Ruifang District (瑞芳區), New Taipei City | |
Banri village | 萬里庄 | Wanli District (萬里區), New Taipei City | ||
Kanayama village | 金山庄 | Jinshan District (金山區), New Taipei City | ||
Shichito village | 七堵庄 | Nuannuan District (暖暖區), Keelung | ||
Qidu District (七堵區), Keelung | ||||
Kōryō village | 貢寮庄 | Gongliao District (貢寮區), New Taipei City | ||
Sōkei village | 雙溪庄 | Shuangxi District (雙溪區), New Taipei City | ||
Heikei village | 平溪庄 | Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City | ||
Kiryū town | 基隆街 | Keelung (基隆市) | Upgraded to a city in 1924. | |
Giran 宜蘭郡 |
Tōi village | 頭圍庄 | Toucheng Township (頭城鎮), | |
Shōkei village | 礁溪庄 | Jiaoxi Township (礁溪鄉), | ||
Sōi village | 壯圍庄 | Zhuangwei Township (壯圍鄉), | ||
Inzan village | 員山庄 | Yuanshan Township (員山鄉), | ||
Giran town | 宜蘭街 | Yilan City (宜蘭市), Yilan County | Upgraded to a city in 1940. | |
Ratō 羅東郡 |
Ratō town | 羅東街 | Luodong Township (羅東鎮), Yilan County | |
Goketsu village | 五結庄 | Wujie Township (五結鄉), Yilan County | ||
Sansei village | 三星庄 | Sanxing Township (三星鄉), Yilan County | ||
Fuyuyama village | 冬山庄 | Dongshan Township (冬山鄉), Yilan County | ||
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Datong Township (大同鄉), Yilan County | ||
Suō 蘇澳郡 |
Suō town | 蘇澳街 | Su'ao Township (蘇澳鎮), Yilan County | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Nan'ao Township (南澳鄉), Yilan County |
Courthouses in 1945 (Shōwa20)
Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa7)
Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa20)
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Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa13)
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List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.
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