Taitō Prefecture

The Taitō Prefecture government building.
Taitō Prefecture

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.

Population

Total population93,138
Japanese7,078
Taiwanese85,068
Korean35
American0
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts.

Districts (郡 gun)
NameKanjiKana
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)

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
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火焼島庄Today Lüdao Township
Savage land蕃地Today Jinfeng Township, Lanyu Township and western Beinan Township
Hinan village卑南庄Abolished in 1944, annexed into Taitō town.
Kanzan
関山郡
Kanzan town関山街Today Guanshan Township
Ikegami village池上庄Today Chishang Township
Shikano village鹿野庄Today Luye Township
Savage land蕃地Today Yanping Township and Haiduan Township
Shinkō
新港郡
Shinkō town新港街Today Chenggong Township
Nagahama village長浜庄Today Changbin Township
Toran village都蘭庄Today Donghe Township

See also


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