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: Classification Population Mainland Japanese 153,928 Taiwanese 1,053,372 Koreans 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)NameKanjiKanaRōmajiNameKanjiKanaRōmajiTaihoku City台北市たいほくしTaihoku-shiShichisei District七星郡しちせいぐんShichisei-gunShinshō District新莊郡しんしょうぐんShinshō-gunKaizan District海山郡かいざんぐんKaizan-gunBunzan District文山郡ぶんさんぐんBunzan-gunTansui District淡水郡たんすいぐんTansui-gunKīrun City基隆市きいるんしKīrun-shiKīrun District基隆郡きいるんぐんKīrun-gunGiran City宜蘭市ぎらんしGiran-shiGiran District宜蘭郡ぎらんぐんGiran-gunRatō District羅東郡らとうぐんRatō-gunSuō District蘇澳郡すおうぐんSuō-gun
All of the cities (市 shi) name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.
Towns and villages DistrictNameKanjiAdministrative divisions of TaiwanNoteShichisei七星郡Shiodome town汐止街Xizhi District (汐止區), New Taipei CityShirin town士林街Shilin District (士林區), TaipeiHokutō town北投街Beitou District (北投區), TaipeiUpgraded from village in 1941.Naiko village內湖庄 Nangang District (南港區), Taipei Neihu District (內湖區), TaipeiMatsuyama village松山庄Songshan District (松山區), TaipeiIncorporated into Taihoku City in 1938.Xinyi District (信義區), TaipeiShinshō新莊郡Shinshō town新莊街Taishan District (泰山區), New Taipei CityXinzhuang District (新莊區), New Taipei CityRoshū village鷺洲庄Luzhou District (蘆洲區), New Taipei CitySanchong District (三重區), New Taipei CityGoko village五股庄Wugu District (五股區), New Taipei CityRinkō village林口庄Linkou District (林口區), New Taipei CityKaizan海山郡Itahashi town板橋街Banqiao District (板橋區), New Taipei CityŌka town鶯歌街Shulin District (樹林區), New Taipei CityYingge District (鶯歌區), New Taipei CitySankyō town三峽街Sanxia District (三峽區), New Taipei CityChūwa village中和庄Yonghe District (永和區), New Taipei City Zhonghe District (中和區), New Taipei City Dojō village土城庄Tucheng District (土城區), New Taipei City Bunsan文山郡Shinten town新店街Xindian District (新店區), New Taipei CityShinkō village深坑庄Shenkeng District (深坑區), New Taipei CityWenshan District (文山區), TaipeiSekitei village石碇庄Shiding District (石碇區), New Taipei CityHeirin village坪林庄Pinglin District (坪林區), New Taipei CityAboriginal Area蕃地Wulai District (烏來區), New Taipei CityTansui淡水郡Tansui town淡水街Tamsui District (淡水區), New Taipei CityHachiri village八里庄Bali District (八里區), New Taipei CitySanshi village三芝庄Sanzhi District (三芝區), New Taipei CitySekimon village石門庄Shimen District (石門區), New Taipei CityKiryū基隆郡Zuihō town瑞芳街Ruifang District (瑞芳區), New Taipei CityBanri village萬里庄Wanli District (萬里區), New Taipei CityKanayama village金山庄Jinshan District (金山區), New Taipei CityShichito village七堵庄Nuannuan District (暖暖區), KeelungQidu District (七堵區), KeelungKōryō village貢寮庄Gongliao District (貢寮區), New Taipei CitySōkei village雙溪庄Shuangxi District (雙溪區), New Taipei CityHeikei village平溪庄Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei CityKiryū town基隆街Keelung (基隆市)Upgraded to a city in 1924. Giran宜蘭郡Tōi village頭圍庄Toucheng Township (頭城鎮), Shōkei village礁溪庄Jiaoxi Township (礁溪鄉), Sōi village壯圍庄Zhuangwei Township (壯圍鄉), Inzan village員山庄Yuanshan Township (員山鄉), Giran town宜蘭街Yilan City (宜蘭市), Yilan CountyUpgraded to a city in 1940. Ratō羅東郡Ratō town羅東街Luodong Township (羅東鎮), Yilan CountyGoketsu village五結庄Wujie Township (五結鄉), Yilan CountySansei village三星庄Sanxing Township (三星鄉), Yilan CountyTōzan village冬山庄Dongshan Township (冬山鄉), Yilan CountyAboriginal Area蕃地Datong Township (大同鄉), Yilan CountySuō蘇澳郡Suō town蘇澳街Su'ao Township (蘇澳鎮), Yilan CountyAboriginal Area蕃地Nan'ao Township (南澳鄉), Yilan County
Buildings and establishments
Hospitals Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (臺北帝國大學醫學部附屬病院) Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社臺灣支部病院) Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (臺灣総督府専売局共済組合病院) Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (臺灣総督府鉭道局台北鉄道病院) Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (臺灣総督府宜蘭病院) Government-General of Taiwan Kīrun Hospital (臺灣総督府基隆病院)
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 (臺北地方法院) Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (臺北地方法院宜蘭支部)
Penitentiaries Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7) Taihoku Penitentiary (臺北刑務所) Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (臺北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)
Police stations Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20) Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (臺北州警務部) Taihoku Minami Police Station (臺北南警察署) Banka Substation (萬華分署) Taihoku Kita Police Station (臺北北警察署) Kīrun Police Station (基隆警察署) Kīrun Suijō Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīrun) Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署) Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課) Tansui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課) Kīrun 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
Garrisons
Mines Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper) Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver) Kīrun coal mine (基隆炭鉱) Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱) Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱) Ishisoko coal mine (石底炭鉱) Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱) Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱) Kuangsui sulfur mine (大礦砕鉱山) 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 Kīrun 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)
Forest management
Transport
Rail
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 Kīrun (基隆港) Port of Tamsui (淡水港)
Enterprise
Media
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). Birei Kin, 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) , writer. Li Mei-shu, artist.
References
See also Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945) Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan under Japanese rule