thumb|Taihoku Prefecture

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

Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941:

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! Classification!! Population

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| Mainland Japanese ||align=right | 153,928

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| Taiwanese || align=right | 1,053,372

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| Koreans || align=right | 1,051

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| Others || align=right | 25,531

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| Total|| align=right | 1,233,882

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Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.

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! colspan="4" |Cities (市 shi)!! colspan="4" |Districts (郡 gun)

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!Name!!Kanji!!Kana

!Rōmaji!!Name!!Kanji!!Kana

!Rōmaji

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|rowspan=5|Taihoku City||rowspan=5|台北市|| rowspan="5" |たいほくし

| rowspan="5" |Taihoku-shi||Shichisei District||七星郡||しちせいぐん

|Shichisei-gun

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|Shinshō District||新莊郡||しんしょうぐん

|Shinshō-gun

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|Kaizan District||海山郡||かいざんぐん

|Kaizan-gun

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|Bunzan District||文山郡||ぶんさんぐん

|Bunzan-gun

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|Tansui District||淡水郡||たんすいぐん

|Tansui-gun

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|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

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|rowspan=3|Giran City||rowspan=3|宜蘭市||rowspan=3|ぎらんし

| rowspan="3" |Giran-shi||Giran District||宜蘭郡||ぎらんぐん

|Giran-gun

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|Ratō District||羅東郡||らとうぐん

|Ratō-gun

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|Suō District||蘇澳郡||すおうぐん

|Suō-gun

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All of the cities (市 shi) name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.

Towns and villages

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!District!!Name!!Kanji!!Administrative divisions of Taiwan!!Note

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!rowspan=7|Shichisei<br>七星郡

|Shiodome town||汐止街||Xizhi District (汐止區), New Taipei City||

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|Shirin town||士林街||Shilin District (士林區), Taipei||

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|Hokutō town||北投街||Beitou District (北投區), Taipei||Upgraded from village in 1941.

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|rowspan=2|Naiko village

|rowspan=2|內湖庄

|| Nangang District (南港區), Taipei

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|| Neihu District (內湖區), Taipei

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|-style="color:grey;"

|rowspan=2|Matsuyama village

|rowspan=2|松山庄

|Songshan District (松山區), Taipei

|rowspan=2|Incorporated into Taihoku City in 1938.

|- style="color:grey;"

|Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei

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! rowspan="6" |Shinshō<br>新莊郡

| rowspan="2" |Shinshō town

| rowspan="2" |新莊街

|Taishan District (泰山區), New Taipei City

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|Xinzhuang District (新莊區), New Taipei City

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|rowspan=2|Roshū village

|rowspan=2|鷺洲庄

|Luzhou District (蘆洲區), New Taipei City

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|Sanchong District (三重區), New Taipei City

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|Goko village||五股庄||Wugu District (五股區), New Taipei City||

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|Rinkō village||林口庄||Linkou District (林口區), New Taipei City||

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!rowspan=7|Kaizan<br>海山郡

|Itahashi town

|板橋街

|Banqiao District (板橋區), New Taipei City

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|rowspan=2|Ōka town

|rowspan=2|鶯歌街

|Shulin District (樹林區), New Taipei City

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|Yingge District (鶯歌區), New Taipei City

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|Sankyō town

|三峽街

|Sanxia District (三峽區), New Taipei City

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|rowspan=2|Chūwa village

|rowspan=2|中和庄

|Yonghe District (永和區), New Taipei City

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|Zhonghe District (中和區), New Taipei City

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|Dojō village

|土城庄

|Tucheng District (土城區), New Taipei City

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! rowspan="6" |Bunsan<br>文山郡

|Shinten town||新店街||Xindian District (新店區), New Taipei City

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| rowspan="2" |Shinkō village|| rowspan="2" |深坑庄||Shenkeng District (深坑區), New Taipei City

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|Wenshan District (文山區), Taipei

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|Sekitei village||石碇庄||Shiding District (石碇區), New Taipei City

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|Heirin village||坪林庄||Pinglin District (坪林區), New Taipei City

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|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||Wulai District (烏來區), New Taipei City

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! rowspan="4" |Tansui<br>淡水郡

|Tansui town||淡水街||Tamsui District (淡水區), New Taipei City

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|Hachiri village||八里庄||Bali District (八里區), New Taipei City

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|Sanshi village||三芝庄||Sanzhi District (三芝區), New Taipei City

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|Sekimon village||石門庄||Shimen District (石門區), New Taipei City

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! rowspan="9" |Kiryū<br>基隆郡

|Zuihō town||瑞芳街||Ruifang District (瑞芳區), New Taipei City

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|Banri village||萬里庄||Wanli District (萬里區), New Taipei City

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|Kanayama village||金山庄||Jinshan District (金山區), New Taipei City

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| rowspan="2" |Shichito village|| rowspan="2" |七堵庄||Nuannuan District (暖暖區), Keelung

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|Qidu District (七堵區), Keelung

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|Kōryō village||貢寮庄||Gongliao District (貢寮區), New Taipei City

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|Sōkei village||雙溪庄||Shuangxi District (雙溪區), New Taipei City

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|Heikei village||平溪庄||Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City

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|- style="color:grey;"

|Kiryū town||基隆街||Keelung (基隆市)

|Upgraded to a city in 1924.

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! rowspan="5" |Giran<br>宜蘭郡

|Tōi village||頭圍庄||Toucheng Township (頭城鎮),

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|Shōkei village||礁溪庄||Jiaoxi Township (礁溪鄉),

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|Sōi village||壯圍庄||Zhuangwei Township (壯圍鄉),

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|Inzan village||員山庄||Yuanshan Township (員山鄉),

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|Giran town||宜蘭街||Yilan City (宜蘭市), Yilan County

|Upgraded to a city in 1940.

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! rowspan="5" |Ratō<br>羅東郡

|Ratō town||羅東街||Luodong Township (羅東鎮), Yilan County

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|Goketsu village||五結庄||Wujie Township (五結鄉), Yilan County

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|Sansei village||三星庄||Sanxing Township (三星鄉), Yilan County

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|Tōzan village||冬山庄||Dongshan Township (冬山鄉), Yilan County

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|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||Datong Township (大同鄉), Yilan County

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! rowspan="2" |Suō<br>蘇澳郡

|Suō town||蘇澳街||Su'ao Township (蘇澳鎮), Yilan County

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|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||Nan'ao Township (南澳鄉), Yilan County

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Buildings and establishments

Hospitals

  • Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (臺北帝國大學醫學部附屬病院)
  • Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社臺灣支部病院)
  • Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (臺灣総督府専売局共済組合病院)
  • Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (臺灣総督府鉭道局台北鉄道病院)
  • Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (臺灣総督府宜蘭病院)
  • Government-General of Taiwan Kīrun Hospital (臺灣総督府基隆病院)

Courthouses

Courthouses in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

  • Supreme Court of Appeal (高等法院上告部)
  • Supreme Judicial Court (高等法院覆審部)
  • Taihoku Regional Court (臺北地方法院)
  • Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (臺北地方法院宜蘭支部)

Penitentiaries

Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7)

  • Taihoku Penitentiary (臺北刑務所)
  • Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (臺北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)

Police stations

Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

  • Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (臺北州警務部)
  • Taihoku Minami Police Station (臺北南警察署)
  • Banka Substation (萬華分署)
  • Taihoku Kita Police Station (臺北北警察署)
  • Kīrun Police Station (基隆警察署)
  • Kīrun Suijō Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīrun)
  • Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署)
  • Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課)
  • Tansui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課)
  • Kīrun District Police Office (基隆郡警察課)
  • Giran District Police Office (宜蘭郡警察課)
  • Ratō District Police Office (羅東郡警察課)
  • Suō District Police Office (蘇澳郡警察課)
  • Bunsan District Police Office (文山郡警察課)
  • Kaizan District Police Office (海山郡警察課)
  • Shinshō District Police Office (新荘郡警察課)

Weather stations

Garrisons

Mines

  • Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper)
  • Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver)
  • Kīrun coal mine (基隆炭鉱)
  • Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱)
  • Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱)
  • Ishisoko coal mine (石底炭鉱)
  • Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱)
  • Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱)
  • Kuangsui sulfur mine (大礦砕鉱山)
  • Fukuyama coal mine (福山炭鉱)
  • Itabashi coal mine (板橋炭鉱)
  • Kaizan coal mine (海山炭鉱)

Shintō shrines

  • Taiwan Grand Shrine
  • Giran Shrine
  • Kīrun Shrine
  • Taihoku Inari Shrine
  • Kenkō Shrine
  • Zuihō Shrine
  • Shinshō Shrine
  • Ratō Shrine
  • Shiodome Shrine
  • Umiyama Shrine
  • Tamsui Shrine
  • Bunsan Shrine
  • Suō Shrine

National Parks

  • Daiton National Park (Established on 12 December 1937)
  • Tsugitaka Taroko National Park (Established on 12 December 1937)

Forest management

Transport

Rail

Roads

Designated roads in 1939 (Shōwa 14)

  • 縦貫道路
  • Taihoku Tamsui Road (台北淡水道)
  • Taihoku Naiko Road (台北内湖道)
  • 台北和尚州道
  • Taihoku Itabashi Road (台北板橋道)
  • 児玉町枋寮道
  • 台北八里庄道
  • 台北三張犂道
  • Taihoku Shinkō Road (台北深坑道)
  • Taihoku Giran Road (台北宜蘭道)
  • 水道町松山道
  • 景尾亀山道
  • 板橋景尾道
  • 枋寮土城道
  • Itabashi Tōen Road (板橋桃園道)
  • Itabashi Ōka Road (板橋鶯歌道)
  • Shinshō Itabashi Road (新荘板橋道)
  • 新荘樹林道
  • 新荘和尚州道
  • 新荘淡水道
  • Tamsui Kanayama Road (淡水金山道)
  • 北投草山道
  • Shirin Kanayama Road (士林金山道)
  • 基隆金山道
  • 基隆社寮島道
  • 基隆礁渓道
  • Giran Suō Road (宜蘭蘇澳道)
  • 羅東利沢簡道
  • 蘇澳南方澳道
  • 蘇澳北方澳道
  • Ratō Sansei Road (羅東三星道)
  • Giran Tōen Road (宜蘭桃園道)
  • 羅東清水道
  • 宜蘭東港道
  • 宜蘭三鬮道
  • Giran Sansei Road (宜蘭三星道)
  • Suō Karenkō Road (蘇澳花蓮港道)
  • Hokutō Onsen Road (北投温泉道)

Ports

Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa 13)

  • Port of Kīrun (基隆港)
  • Port of Tamsui (淡水港)

Enterprise

Media

Notable people

List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.

  • Lee Teng-hui, former president of the Republic of China (born 15 January 1923 in Sanshi village).
  • Birei Kin, National Policy Advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan independence activist, social commentator (born 7 February 1934).
  • Chiang Wei-shui, politician (8 February 1891 – 5 August 1931)
  • , writer.
  • Li Mei-shu, artist.

References

See also

  • Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
  • Governor-General of Taiwan
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule

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