Taihoku Prefecture


Taihoku Prefecture 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.

Population

Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941 :
ClassificationPopulation
Japanese 153,928
Taiwanese1,053,372
Korean1,051
Others25,531
Total1,233,882

Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.
All of the cities name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.

Towns and villages

Buildings and establishments

Hospitals

Courthouses in 1945
Penitentiaries in 1932
Police stations in 1945

Monopoly bureaux

Weather stations

Garrisons

Mines

Transport

Rail

Roads

Designated roads in 1939
Open ports in 1938

Media

Notable people

List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.