Takao Prefecture

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.

Takao Prefecture
高雄州
たかおしゅう Takaoshū
1920–1945

A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture
CapitalTakao City
Area 
• 1941
5,721.8674 km2 (2,209.2254 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
930383
Historical eraTaiwan 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 subdivisions2 cities (市)
7 districts (郡)
Succeeded by
Kaohsiung County
Pingtung County
Today part ofKaohsiung, Pingtung County
Takao Prefecture government office

Population
Administrative divisions of Takao Prefecture (1945).
Total population930,383
Japanese59,633
Taiwanese863,313
Korean598
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)
NameKanjiKanaNameKanjiKana
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).

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
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

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