Taihoku Prefecture
台北州
Taihoku-shū
1920-1952

Taihoku Prefecture government building
(now the Control Yuan building)
CapitalTaihoku City
Area 
• 1941
4,594.24 km2 (1,773.85 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
1,140,530
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
September 1920
• Kīrun upgraded to city
1924
• Gilan upgraded to city
1940
• Disestablished
October 25 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions3 cities (市)
9 districts (郡)
Today part ofKeelung, New Taipei, Taipei, Yilan County
Taihoku Prefecture

Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; 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:

Classification Population
Mainland Japanese 153,928
Taiwanese 1,053,372
Koreans 1,051
Others 25,531
Total 1,233,882

Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.

Cities (市 shi) Districts (郡 gun)
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.

Towns and villages

District Name Kanji Administrative divisions of Taiwan Note
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

Buildings and establishments

Hospitals

Courthouses

Courthouses in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

Penitentiaries

Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7)

Police stations

Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

Customs houses

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Monopoly bureaux

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Weather stations

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Garrisons

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Mines

Shintō shrines

Main article: List of Shintō shrines in Taiwan

National Parks

Main article: List of national parks in Taiwan

Forest management

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Transport

Rail

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Roads

Designated roads in 1939 (Shōwa 14)

Ports

Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa 13)

Enterprise

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Media

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Notable people

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

See also