Tainan Prefecture

The Tainan Prefecture government building, it now serves as the National Museum of Taiwan Literature
Tainan Prefecture

Tainan Prefecture (臺南州/台南州 Tainan-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County.

Population

Total population1,550,695
Japanese53,446
Taiwanese1,489,621
Korean253
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 10 districts.

Cities (市 shi)Districts (郡 gun)
NameKanjiKanaNameKanjiKana
Tainan City臺南市たいなんしNiitoyo District新豐郡にいとよぐん
Shinka District新化郡しんかぐん
Sobun District曽文郡そぶんぐん
Hokumon District北門郡ほくもんぐん
Shin'ei District新営郡しんえいぐん
Kagi City嘉義市かぎしKagi District嘉義郡かぎぐん
Toroku District斗六郡とろくぐん
Kobi District虎尾郡こびぐん
Hokukō District北港郡ほくこうぐん
Tōseki District東石郡とうせきぐん

Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Niitoyo
新豐郡		 Zintoku village仁徳庄Today Rende District
Kizin village帰仁庄Today Guiren District
Kanbyō village関廟庄Today Guanmiao District
Tatuzaki village龍崎庄Today Longqi District
Eikō village永康庄Today Yongkang District
Anjun village安順庄Today Annan District
Einei village永寧庄Abolished in 1940, annexed into Tainan City and Zintoku village
Shinka
新化郡		 Shinka town新化街Today Xinhua District
Zenka town善化街Today Shanhua District
Shinshi village新市庄Today Xinshi District
Antei village安定庄Today Anding District
Yamakami village山上庄Today Shanshang District
Tamai village玉井庄Today Yujing District
Nansei village楠西庄Today Nanxi District
Nanka village南化庄Today Nanhua District
Sachin village左鎮庄Today Zuozhen District
Sobun
曽文郡		 Matō town麻豆街Today Madou District
Kaei village下営庄Today Xiaying District
Rokkō village六甲庄Today Liujia District
Kanden village官田庄Today Guantian District
Ōuchi village大内庄Today Danei District
Hokumon
北門郡		 Kari town佳里街Today Jiali District
Seikō village西港庄Today Xigang District
Shichiko village七股庄Today Qigu District
Shōgun village将軍庄Today Jiangjun District
Hokumon village北門庄Today Beimen District
Gakkō village学甲庄Today Xuejia District
Shin'ei
新営郡		 Shin'ei town新営街Today Xinying District
Ensui town塩水街Today Yanshui District
Shirakawa village白河庄Today Baihe District
Ryūei village柳営庄Today Liuying District
Kōheki village後壁庄Today Houbi District
Bansha village番社庄Today Dongshan District
Kagi
嘉義郡		 Tairin town大林街Today Dalin Township
Mizukami village水上庄Today Shuishang Township
Tamio village民雄庄Today Minxiong Township
Shinkō village新巷庄Today Xingang Township
Keikō village渓口庄Today Xikou Township
Kōme village小梅庄Today Meishan Township
Takesaki village竹崎庄Today Zhuqi Township
Banro village番路庄Today Fanlu Township
Chūho village中埔庄Today Zhongpu Township
Taiho village大埔庄Today Dapu Township
Savage land蕃地Today Alishan Township
Kagi town嘉義街Upgraded to a city in 1930, today Chiayi City
Toroku
斗六郡		 Toroku town斗六街Today Douliu City and Linnei Township
Tonan town斗南街Today Dounan Township
Kokō village古坑庄Today Gukeng Township
Taihi village大埤庄Today Dapi Township
Shidō village莿桐庄Today Citong Township
Kobi
虎尾郡		 Kobi town虎尾街Today Huwei Township
Seira town西螺街Today Xiluo Township
Doko town土庫街Today Tuku Township and Baozhong Township
Zirin village二崙庄Today Dapi Township
Ronbai village崙背庄Today Lunbei Township and Mailiao Township
Kaikō village海口庄Today Taixi Township and Dongshi Township
Hokukō
北港郡		 Hokukō town北港街Today Beigang Township
Kanchō village元長庄Today Yuanchang Township
Shiko village四湖庄Today Sihu Township
Kōko village口湖庄Today Kouhu Township
Suirin village水林庄Today Shuilin Township
Tōseki
東石郡		 Bokushi town朴子街Today Puzi City
Rokkyaku village六脚庄Today Liujiao Township
Tōseki village東石庄Today Dongshi Township
Hotei village布袋庄Today Budai Township
Rokusō village鹿草庄Today Lucao Township
Taihō village太保庄Today Taibao City
Gichiku village義竹庄Today Yizhu Township

See also


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