Shinchiku Prefecture

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The Shinchiku Prefecture government building was constructed in 1915 and now serves as the Hsinchu city government building.
The Shinchiku Prefecture government building was constructed in 1915 and now serves as the Hsinchu city government building.

Shinchiku Prefecture (新竹州 shinchiku-shū?) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial rule. The prefecture consisted of modern day Hsinchu, Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County, and Miaoli County.

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[edit] Population

1941 (Showa 16) census.

  • Total population: 838,011
    • Japanese 20,693
    • Taiwanese 815,274
    • Korean 150
    • Other 1,894

[edit] Administrative divisions

In 1945 (Showa 20), there were one city and eight districts.

[edit] City (-市 -shi)

  • Shinchiku-shi (新竹市)

[edit] Districts (-郡 -gun)

[edit] Shintō shrines

Main article: List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan
  • Shinchiku Shrine
  • Tsūshō Shrine
  • Tōen Shrine (now Taoyuan County Martyr's Shrine)
  • Byōritsu Shrine
  • Chūreki Shrine
  • Tōfun Shrine
  • Chikunan Shrine
  • Taigo Shrine
  • Chikutō Shrine

[edit] National Parks

Main article: List of national parks of Taiwan

[edit] Famous people

List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule.

  • Peter Huang 黄文雄 (politician, independence activist, social commentator in Japan) (born October 2, 1937)

[edit] See also

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