Taichū Prefecture


Taichū Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Japanese Taiwan. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taichung, Changhua County and Nantou County. It is also the origin of the name of modern-day Taichung. The Taichū Prefecture was the scene of the 1930 Musha Incident, the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Japanese Taiwan.

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

In 1945, there were 2 cities and 11 districts.

Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns and villages
DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Daiton
大屯郡		Ōsato village大里庄Today Dali District
Daiton
大屯郡		Muhō village霧峰庄Today Wufeng District
Daiton
大屯郡		Ōtaira village大平庄Today Taiping District
Daiton
大屯郡		Hokuton village北屯庄Today Beitun District
Daiton
大屯郡		Saiton village西屯庄Today Xitun District
Daiton
大屯郡		Nanton village南屯庄Today Nantun District
Daiton
大屯郡		Ujitsu village烏日庄Today Wuri District
Toyohara
豊原郡		Toyohara town豊原街Today Fengyuan District
Toyohara
豊原郡		Kamioka village神岡庄Today Shengang District
Toyohara
豊原郡		Daiga village大雅庄Today Daya District
Toyohara
豊原郡		Naiho village內埔庄Today Houli District
Toyohara
豊原郡		Tansi village潭子庄Today Tanzi District
Tōsei
東勢郡		Tōsei town東勢街Today Dongshi District
Tōsei
東勢郡		Isioka village石岡庄Today Shigang District
Tōsei
東勢郡		Shinsha village新社庄Today Xinshe District
Tōsei
東勢郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Heping District
Taikō
大甲郡		Taikō town大甲街Today Dajia District
Taikō
大甲郡		Kiyomizu town清水街Today Qingshui District
Taikō
大甲郡		Gosei town梧棲街Today Wuqi District
Taikō
大甲郡		Gaiho village外埔庄Today Waipu District
Taikō
大甲郡		Daian village大安庄Today Da'an District
Taikō
大甲郡		Sharoku village沙鹿庄Today Shalu District
Taikō
大甲郡		Tatsui village龍井庄Today Longjing District
Taikō
大甲郡		Taito village大肚庄Today Dadu District
Shōka
彰化郡		Rokkō town鹿港街Today Lukang Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Wabi town和美街Today Hemei Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Sensai village線西庄Today Xianxi Township and Shengang Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Hukkō village福興庄Today Fuxing Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Shūsui village秀水庄Today Xiushui Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Kadan village花壇庄Today Huatan Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Hun'en village芬園庄Today Fenyuan Township
Shōka
彰化郡		Shōka town彰化街Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Changhua City
Shōka
彰化郡		Ōtake village大竹庄Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City
Shōka
彰化郡		Nankaku village南郭庄Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City
Inrin
員林郡		Inrin town員林街Today Yuanlin Township
Inrin
員林郡		Keko town渓湖街Today Xihu Township
Inrin
員林郡		Tanaka town田中街Today Tianzhong Township
Inrin
員林郡		Ōmura village大村庄Today Dacun Township
Inrin
員林郡		Hoen village埔塩庄Today Puyan Township
Inrin
員林郡		Hashin village坡心庄Today Puxin Township
Inrin
員林郡		Eisei village永靖庄Today Yongjing Township
Inrin
員林郡		Shatō village社頭庄Today Shetou Township
Inrin
員林郡		Nisui village二水庄Today Ershui Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Hokuto town北斗街Today Yuanlin Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Jirin town二林街Today Erlin Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Tao village田尾庄Today Tianwei Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Hitō village埤頭庄Today Pitou Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Sunayama village沙山庄Today Fangyuan Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Ōshiro village大城庄Today Dacheng Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Chikutō village竹塘庄Today Zhutang Township
Hokuto
北斗郡		Keishū village渓州庄Today Xizhou Township
Nantō
南投郡		Nantō town南投街Today Nantou City
Nantō
南投郡		Sōton town草屯街Today Caotun Township
Nantō
南投郡		Chūryō village中寮庄Today Zhongliao Township
Nantō
南投郡		Nama village名間庄Today Mingjian Township
Niitaka
新高郡		Shūshū town集集街Today Jiji Township and Shuili Township
Niitaka
新高郡		Gyochi village魚池庄Today Yuchi Township
Niitaka
新高郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Xinyi Township
Nōkō
能高郡		Hori town埔里街Today Puli Township
Nōkō
能高郡		Kokusei village国姓庄Today Guoxing Township
Nōkō
能高郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Ren'ai Township
Takeyama
竹山郡		Takeyama town竹山街Today Zhushan Township
Takeyama
竹山郡		Shikatani village鹿谷庄Today Lugu Township