Taitō Prefecture

Taitō Prefecture
臺東廳
Taitō-chō
1897-1952

The Taitō Prefecture government building
Population 
• 1941
93.138
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
1897
• Disestablished
25 October 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions3 districts (郡)
Today part ofTaitung County
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.[1]

Population

Total population 93,138
Japanese 7,078
Taiwanese 85,068
Korean 35
Other nationalities 957
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

Before its dissolution in1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts in Taitō Prefecture.[2]

Districts (郡 gun)
Name Kanji Kana
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)

District Name Kanji Notes
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 火燒島庄 Today Lüdao Township
Aboriginal Area 蕃地 Today Jinfeng Township, Lanyu Township, Daren Township and western Beinan Township
Pinan village 卑南庄 Abolished in 1944, annexed into Taitō town.
Kanzan
關山郡 		Kanzan town 關山街 Today Guanshan Township
Ikegami village 池上庄 Today Chishang Township
Shikano village 鹿野庄 Today Luye Township
Aboriginal Area 蕃地 Today Yanping Township and Haiduan Township
Shinkō
新港郡 		Shinkō town 新港街 Today Chenggong Township
Nagahama village 長濱庄 Today Changbin Township
Toran village 都蘭庄 Today Donghe Township

See also

References

  1. ^ 王世慶 (1991-06-30). 重修臺灣省通志．卷七：政治志建置沿革篇 (in Chinese). Vol. 7. 國史館臺灣文獻館. p. 331.
  2. ^ Operations, United States Office of the Chief of Naval (1944). Taiwan (Formosa) Karenko and Taito Provinces. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. p. 24.