Taihoku Prefecture
| Taihoku Prefecture 臺北州 | |||||
| たいほくしゅう Taihokushū | |||||
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 (now the Control Yuan) | |||||
| Capital | Taihoku City | ||||
| Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule | ||||
| • | Established | September 1920 | |||
| • | Kīrun upgraded to city | 1924 | |||
| • | Gilan upgraded to city | 1940 | |||
| • | Disestablished | October 1945 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1941 | 4,594.24 km2 (1,774 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1941 | 1,140,530 | |||
| Density | 248.3 /km2 (643 /sq mi) | ||||
| Political subdivisions | 3 cities (市) 9 districts (郡) | ||||
| Today part of | Keelung, New Taipei, Taipei, Yilan County | ||||
Taihoku Prefecture
Taihoku Prefecture (臺北州 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 (昭和16年):
| Classification | Population |
|---|---|
| Japanese (mainlander) | 153,928 |
| Taiwanese | 1,053,372 |
| Korean | 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 | Name | Kanji | Kana |
| Taihoku City | 臺北市 | たいほくし | Shichisei District | 七星郡 | しちせいぐん |
| Shinshō District | 新荘郡 | しんしょうぐん | |||
| Kaizan District | 海山郡 | かいざんぐん | |||
| Bunsan District | 文山郡 | ぶんさんぐん | |||
| Tamsui District | 淡水郡 | たんすいぐん | |||
| Kīrun City | 基隆市 | きいるんし | Kīrun District | 基隆郡 | きいるんぐん |
| Giran City | 宜蘭市 | ぎらんし | Giran District | 宜蘭郡 | ぎらんぐん |
| Ratō District | 羅東郡 | らとうぐん | |||
| Suō District | 蘇澳郡 | すおうぐん | |||
As you can see old cities names have the same chinese characters but different pronounication comparing to modern.That determines on the national languages of the colonists.
EG：TAIWAN(ROC AND THE GREAT EMPEROR OF JAPAN)
Towns and villages
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shichisei 七星郡 |
Shiodome town | 汐止街 | Today Xizhi District |
| Shirin town | 士林街 | Today Shilin District | |
| Hokutō town | 北投街 | Upgraded from village in 1941. Today Beitou District | |
| Naiko village | 内湖庄 | Today Nangang District and Neihu District | |
| Matsuyama village | 松山庄 | Incorporating into Taihoku City in 1938. Today Songshan District and Xinyi District | |
| Shinshō 新荘郡 |
Shinshō town | 新荘街 | Today Taishan District and Xinzhuang District |
| Roshū village | 鷺洲庄 | Today Luzhou District and Sanchong District | |
| Goko village | 五股庄 | Today Wugu District | |
| Rinkō village | 林口庄 | Today Linkou District | |
| Kaizan 海山郡 |
Itabashi town | 板橋街 | Today Banqiao District |
| Ōka town | 鶯歌街 | Today Shulin District and Yingge District | |
| Sankyō town | 三峡街 | Today Sanxia District | |
| Chūwa village | 中和庄 | Today Yonghe District and Zhonghe District | |
| Dojō village | 土城庄 | Today Tucheng District | |
| Bunsan 文山郡 |
Shinden town | 新店街 | Today Xindian District |
| Shinkō village | 深坑庄 | Today Shenkeng District and Wenshan District | |
| Sekitei village | 石碇庄 | Today Shiding District | |
| Heirin village | 坪林庄 | Today Pinglin District | |
| Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Wulai District | |
| Tamsui 淡水郡 |
Tamsui town | 淡水街 | Today Tamsui District |
| Hachiri village | 八里庄 | Today Bali District | |
| Sanshi village | 三芝庄 | Today Sanzhi District | |
| Sekimon village | 石門庄 | Today Shimen District | |
| Kīrun 基隆郡 |
Zuihō town | 瑞芳街 | Today Ruifang District |
| Banri village | 万里庄 | Today Wanli District | |
| Kanayama village | 金山庄 | Today Jinshan District | |
| Shichitoku village | 七堵庄 | Today Nuannuan District and Qidu District | |
| Kōryō village | 貢寮庄 | Today Gongliao District | |
| Sōkei village | 双渓庄 | Today Shuangxi District | |
| Heikei village | 平渓庄 | Today Pingxi District | |
| Kīrun town | 基隆街 | Upgraded to a city in 1924. Today Keelung | |
| Giran 宜蘭郡 |
Tōi village | 頭囲庄 | Today Toucheng Township |
| Shōkei village | 礁渓庄 | Today Jiaoxi Township | |
| Sōi village | 壮囲庄 | Today Zhuangwei Township | |
| Inzan village | 員山庄 | Today Yuanshan Township | |
| Giran town | 宜蘭街 | Upgraded to a city in 1940. Today Yilan City | |
| Ratō 羅東郡 |
Ratō town | 羅東街 | Today Luodong Township |
| Goketsu village | 五結庄 | Today Wujie Township | |
| Sansei village | 三星庄 | Today Sanxing Township | |
| Fuyuyama village | 冬山庄 | Today Dongshan Township | |
| Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Datong Township | |
| Suō 蘇澳郡 |
Suō town | 蘇澳街 | Today Su'ao Township |
| Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Nan'ao Township |
Buildings and establishments
Hospitals
- Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (台北帝国大学医学部附属病院)
- Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社台湾支部病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (台湾総督府専売局共済組合病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (台湾総督府鉄道局台北鉄道病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (台湾総督府宜蘭病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Kīron Hospital (台湾総督府基隆病院)
Courthouses
Courthouses in 1945 (Shōwa 20)
- Supreme Court of Appeal (高等法院上告部)
- Supreme Judicial Court (高等法院覆審部)
- Taihoku Regional Court (台北地方法院)
- Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (台北地方法院宜蘭支部)
Penitentiaries
Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7)
- Taihoku Penitentiary (台北刑務所)
- Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (台北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)
Police stations
Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20)
- Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (台北州警務部)
- Taihoku Police Station (台北南警察署)
- Banka Police Substation 萬華分署)
- Taihoku North Police Station (台北北警察署)
- Kīron Police Station (基隆警察署)
- Kīron Suijo Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīron)
- Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署)
- Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課)
- Tamsui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課)
- Kīron District Police Office (基隆郡警察課)
- Giran District Police Office (宜蘭郡警察課)
- Ratō District Police Office (羅東郡警察課)
- Suō District Police Office (蘇澳郡警察課)
- Bunsan District Police Office (文山郡警察課)
- Kaizan District Police Office (海山郡警察課)
- Shinshō District Police Office (新荘郡警察課)
Weather stations
Mines
- Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper)
- Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver)
- Kīron coal mine (基隆炭鉱)
- Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱)
- Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱)
- 石底炭鉱
- Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱)
- Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱)
- 大礦砕鉱山 (Sulfur)
- Fukuyama coal mine (福山炭鉱)
- Itabashi coal mine (板橋炭鉱)
- Kaizan coal mine (海山炭鉱)
Shintō shrines
- Taiwan Grand Shrine
- Giran Shrine
- Kīron Shrine
- Taiwan Martyr Shrine
- Taihoku Inari Shrine
- Kenkō Shrine
- Zuihō Shrine
- Shinshō Shrine
- Ratō Shrine
- Shiodome Shrine
- Umiyama Shrine
- Tamsui Shrine
- Bunsan Shrine
- Suō Shrine
National Parks
- Daiton National Park (Established on 12 December 1937)
- Tsugitaka Taroko National Park (Established on 12 December 1937)
Transport
Roads
Designated roads in 1939 (Shōwa 14)
- 縦貫道路
- Taihoku Tamsui Road (台北淡水道)
- Taihoku Naiko Road (台北内湖道)
- 台北和尚州道
- Taihoku Itabashi Road (台北板橋道)
- 児玉町枋寮道
- 台北八里庄道
- 台北三張犂道
- Taihoku Shinkō Road (台北深坑道)
- Taihoku Giran Road (台北宜蘭道)
- 水道町松山道
- 景尾亀山道
- 板橋景尾道
- 枋寮土城道
- Itabashi Tōen Road (板橋桃園道)
- Itabashi Ōka Road (板橋鶯歌道)
- Shinshō Itabashi Road (新荘板橋道)
- 新荘樹林道
- 新荘和尚州道
- 新荘淡水道
- Tamsui Kanayama Road (淡水金山道)
- 北投草山道
- Shirin Kanayama Road (士林金山道)
- 基隆金山道
- 基隆社寮島道
- 基隆礁渓道
- Giran Suō Road (宜蘭蘇澳道)
- 羅東利沢簡道
- 蘇澳南方澳道
- 蘇澳北方澳道
- Ratō Sansei Road (羅東三星道)
- Giran Tōen Road (宜蘭桃園道)
- 羅東清水道
- 宜蘭東港道
- 宜蘭三鬮道
- Giran Sansei Road (宜蘭三星道)
- Suō Karenkō Road (蘇澳花蓮港道)
- Hokutō Onsen Road (北投温泉道)
Ports
Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa 13)
- Port of Kīron (基隆港)
- Port of Tamsui (淡水港)
Notable people
List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.
- Lee Teng-hui, former president of the Republic of China (born 15 January 1923 in Sanshi village).
- Alice Kim (social commentator), National Policy Advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan independence activist, social commentator (born 7 February 1934).
- Chiang Wei-shui, politician (8 February 1891 – 5 August 1931)
- Huang Lingzhi, writer.
- Li Mei-shu, artist.
See also
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