Taitō Prefecture
Administrative division of Taiwan during the Japanese rule
臺東廳The Taitō Prefecture government building
• 1941
• Established
• Disestablished
Taitō Prefecture (臺東廳, Taitō-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taitung County.[1]
Population
Total population | 93,138 |
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Japanese | 7,078 |
Taiwanese | 85,068 |
Korean | 35 |
Mexican | 1 |
1941 (Showa 16) census. |
Administrative divisions
Cities and Districts
Before its dissolution in1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts in Taitō Prefecture.[2]
Districts (郡 gun) | ||
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Name | Kanji | Kana |
Taitō District | 臺東郡 | たいとうぐん |
Kanzan District | 關山郡 | かんざんぐん |
Shinkō District | 新港郡 | しんこうぐん |
Towns and Villages
The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
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Taitō 臺東郡 | Taitō town | 臺東街 | Today Taitung City and eastern Beinan Township |
Tamari village | 太麻里庄 | Today Taimali Township | |
Daibu village | 大武庄 | Today Dawu Township | |
Kashōtō village | 火燒島庄 | Today Lüdao Township | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Jinfeng Township, Lanyu Township, Daren Township and western Beinan Township | |
Pinan village | 卑南庄 | Abolished in 1944, annexed into Taitō town. | |
Kanzan 關山郡 | Kanzan town | 關山街 | Today Guanshan Township |
Ikegami village | 池上庄 | Today Chishang Township | |
Shikano village | 鹿野庄 | Today Luye Township | |
Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Yanping Township and Haiduan Township | |
Shinkō 新港郡 | Shinkō town | 新港街 | Today Chenggong Township |
Nagahama village | 長濱庄 | Today Changbin Township | |
Toran village | 都蘭庄 | Today Donghe Township |
See also
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
References
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Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
- Karafuto Civil Administration Office → Karafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture | Ōtomari Subprefecture | Rūtaka Subprefecture | Shikuka Subprefecture | Motodomari Subprefecture | Maoka Subprefecture | Tomarioru Subprefecture | Honto Subprefecture | Esutoru Subprefecture | Ushiro Subprefecture
Governor Civil Affairs Bureau of Temporary Nan'yō Islands Defense Unit → Nan'yō Government: Saipan Subprefecture | Parao Subprefecture | Yappu Subprefecture | Torakku Subprefecture | Ponape Subprefecture | Yarūto Subprefecture