Takao Prefecture

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Takao Prefecture
高雄州
たかおしゅう Takaosh?
1920?1945

A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture
Capital Takao City
Area  
? 1941
5,721.8674 km 2 (2,209.2254 sq mi)
Population  
? 1941
930,383
Historical era Taiwan under Japanese rule
? Established
September 1920
? Takao upgraded to city
1924
Pescadores transferred to H?ko Prefecture
1926
? Heit? upgraded to city
1933
? Disestablished
October 1945
Political subdivisions 2 cities (市)
7 districts (郡)
Succeeded by
Kaohsiung County
Pingtung County
Today part of Kaohsiung , Pingtung County
Takao Prefecture government office

Takao Prefecture ( 高雄 , Takao-sh? ) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule . The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County .

Population [ edit ]

Administrative divisions of Takao Prefecture (1945).
Total population 930,383
Japanese 59,633
Taiwanese 863,313
Korean 598
1941 ( Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Cities and districts [ edit ]

In 1945 ( Sh?wa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts.

Cities (市 shi ) Districts (郡 gun )
Name Kanji Kana Name Kanji Kana
Takao City 高雄市 たかをし Okayama District 岡山郡 おかやまぐん
H?zan District 鳳山郡 ほうざんぐん
Kizan District 旗山郡 きざんぐん
Heit? City ?東市 へいとうし Heit? District ?東郡 へいとうぐん
Ch?sh? District 潮州郡 ちょうしゅうぐん
T?k? District 東港郡 とうこうぐん
K?shun District 恒春郡 こうしゅんぐん

Towns and villages [ edit ]

The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄).

District Name Kanji Notes
Okayama
岡山郡
Okayama town 岡山街 Today Gangshan District and Ciaotou District
Ens? village 燕?庄 Today Yanchao District
Denry? 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?庄 Today Hunei District , Qieding District
Mida village 彌陀庄 Today Mituo District , Yong'an District and Ziguan District
Nanshi village 楠梓庄 Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao City, Okayama town and Ens? village
Saei village 左營庄 Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao City
H?zan
鳳山郡
H?zan town 鳳山街 Today Fongshan District
Kominato village 小港庄 Today Siaogang District
Rinen village 林園庄 Today Linyuan District
Dairy? 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 六龜庄 Today Liouguei District
Sanrin village 杉林庄 Today Shanlin District
K?sen village 甲仙庄 Today Jiasian District
Naimon village 內門庄 Today Neimen District
Aboriginal Area 蕃地 Today Maolin District , Namasia District and Tauyuan District
Heit?
?東郡
Ch?k? village 長興庄 Today Changzhi Township and Linluo Township
Enho village 鹽?庄 Today Yanpu Township
Takagi village 高樹庄 Today Gaoshu Township
Rik? village 里港庄 Today Ligang Township
Ky?kai village 九塊庄 Today Jiuru Township
Aboriginal Area 蕃地 Today Majia Township , Sandimen Township and Wutai Township
Heit? town ?東街 Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Pingtung City
Rokuki village 六龜庄 Annexed into Kizan district in 1932
Ch?sh?
潮州郡
Ch?sh? town 潮州街 Today Chaozhou Township
Manran village 萬巒庄 Today Wanluan Township
Naiho village 內?庄 Today Neipu Township
Takeda village 竹田庄 Today Zhutian Township
Shinhi village 新?庄 Today Xinpi Township
H?ry? village 枋寮庄 Today Fangliao Township
H?zan village 枋山庄 Today Fangshan Township
Aboriginal Area 蕃地 Today Chunri Township , Laiyi Township , Shizi Township and Taiwu Township
T?k?
東港郡
T?k? town 東港街 Today Donggang Township
Shin'en town 新園庄 Today Xinyuan Township and Kanding Township
Mantan village 萬丹庄 Today Wandan Township
Rinhen village 林邊庄 Today Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township
Kat? village 佳冬庄 Today Jiadong Township
Ry?ky? village 琉球庄 Lamay Island , today Liuqiu Township
K?shun
恒春郡
K?shun town 恒春街 Today Hengchun Township
Shaj? village 車城庄 Today Checheng Township
Mansh? village 滿州庄 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
Ens? village 燕?庄 Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
Saei village 左營庄 Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
Nanshi village 楠梓庄 Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
Jinbu village 仁武庄 Annexed into H?zan district in 1924

See also [ edit ]