Taihoku Prefecture
Taihoku Prefecture (Kanji: 台北州, Rōmaji: Taihokushū) was created in 1920 under Japanese rule, encompassing what is now New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City and Yilan County. Its office, which is now occupied by the Control Yuan of the Republic of China, was in Taipei City. There was one city (市) and nine districts (郡) in Taihoku Prefecture in 1920.
Population
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941 (昭和16年):
| Classification |
Population |
| Japanese |
153,928 |
| Taiwanese |
1,053,372 |
| Korean |
1,051 |
| Other |
25,531 |
| Total |
1,233,882 |
Subdivisions of Taihoku Prefecture
City (-市 -shi)
District (-郡 -gun)
- Shichisei district (七星郡)
- Tamsui district (淡水郡)
- Kīron district (基隆郡)
- Giran district (宜蘭郡)
- Ratō district (羅東郡)
- Suō district (蘇澳郡)
- Bunsan district (文山郡)
- Kaizan district (海山郡)
- Shinshō district (新荘郡)
Hospitals
- Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (台北帝国大学医学部附属病院)
- Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社台湾支部病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (台湾総督府専売局共済組合病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (台湾総督府鉄道局台北鉄道病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (台湾総督府宜蘭病院)
- Government-General of Taiwan Kīron Hospital (台湾総督府基隆病院)
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 (台北地方法院)
- Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (台北地方法院宜蘭支部)
Penitentiary
Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7)
- Taihoku Penitentiary (台北刑務所)
- Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (台北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)
Police stations
Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20)
- Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (台北州警務部)
- Taihoku Police Station (台北南警察署)
- Banka Police Substation 萬華分署)
- Taihoku North Police Station (台北北警察署)
- Kīron Police Station (基隆警察署)
- Kīron (Mizukami?) Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīron)
- Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署)
- Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課)
- Tamsui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課)
- Kīron 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)
Customs House
Forest Management
Monopoly Bureau
Weather stations
Education
During Japanese rule, all inhabitants of Taipei (Taihoku) were taught Japanese.
Garrisons
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 Kīron (基隆港)
- Port of Tamsui (淡水港)
Mines
- Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper)
- Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver)
- Kīron coal mine (基隆炭鉱)
- Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱)
- Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱)
- 石底炭鉱
- Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱)
- Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱)
- 大礦砕鉱山 (Sulfur)
- 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
- Kīron Shrine
- Taiwan Martyr Shrine
- Taihoku Inari Shrine
- Kenkō Shrine
- Zuihō Shrine
- Shinshō Shrine
- Ratō Shrine
- Shiotome Shrine
- Umiyama Shrine
- Tamsui Shrine
- Bunsan Shrine
- Suō Shrine
National Parks
Enterprise
Media
Famous people
List of notable people born in, grew up in, or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.
- Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 (Japanese name: Masao Iwasato 岩里政男 (Iwasato Masao?)) (former president of the Republic of China) (born January 15, 1923 in Sanshi village)
- Alice King 金美齢 (National policy advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan independence activist, Social commentator in Japan) (born February 7, 1934)
- Chiang Wei-shui 蔣渭水 (Politician) (born February 8, 1891
- Huang Lingzhi 黃靈芝 (Writer)
- Li Mei-shu 李梅樹 (Artist)
See also