Takao Prefecture
Takao Prefecture (高雄州, takao-shū?) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
Population
1941 (Showa 16) census.
- Total population: 930,383
- Japanese 59,633
- Taiwanese 863,313
- Korean 598
- Other 6,839
Administrative divisions
In 1945 (Showa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts.
City (-市 -shi)
- Takao-shi (高雄市)
- Heitō-shi (屏東市)
Districts (-郡 -gun)
- Okayama district (岡山郡)
- Okayama town (岡山街)
- Ensō village (燕巣庄)
- Denryō village (田寮庄)
- Aren village (阿蓮庄)
- Rochiku village (路竹庄)
- Konai village (湖内庄)
- Mida village (弥陀庄)
- Nanshi village (楠梓庄) (Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao-shi, Okayama town and Ensō village)
- Saei village (左営庄) (Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao-shi)
- Hōzan district (鳳山郡)
- Hōzan town (鳳山街)
- Shōkō village (小港庄)
- Rinen village (林園庄)
- Dairyō village (大寮庄)
- Daiju village (大樹庄)
- Jinbu village (仁武庄)
- Chōson village (鳥松庄)
- Kizan district (旗山郡)
- Kizan town (旗山街)
- Mino town (美濃街)
- Rokuki village (六亀庄)
- Sanrin village (杉林庄)
- Kōsen village (甲仙庄)
- Naimon village (内門庄)
- Savage land (蕃地)
- Heitō district (屏東郡)
- Chōkō village (長興庄)
- Enho village (塩埔庄)
- Kōju village (高樹庄)
- Rikō village (里港庄)
- Kyūkai village (九塊庄)
- Savage land (蕃地)
- Heitō town (屏東街) (Upgraded to a city in 1933)
- Rokuki village (六亀庄) (Annexed into Kizan district in 1932)
- Chōshū district (潮州郡)
- Chōshū town (潮州街)
- Manran village (万巒庄)
- Naiho village (内埔庄)
- Chikuden village (竹田庄)
- Shinhi village (新埤庄)
- Hōryō village (枋寮庄)
- Hōzan village (枋山庄)
- Savage land (蕃地)
- Tōkō district (東港郡)
- Tōkō town (東港街)
- Shinen town (新園庄)
- Mantan village (万丹庄)
- Rinhen village (林辺庄)
- Katō village (佳冬庄)
- Ryūkyū village (琉球庄)
- Kōshun district (恒春郡)
- Kōshun town (恒春街)
- Shajō village (車城庄)
- Manshū village (満州庄)
- Savage land (蕃地)
- (Takao district) (高雄郡) (Abolished in 1924)
- Takao town (高雄街) (Upgraded to a city in 1924)
- Saei village (左営庄), Nanshi village (楠梓庄) and Ensō village (燕巣庄) (Annexed into Okayama district in 1924)
- Jinbu village (仁武庄) (Annexed into Hōzan district in 1924)
See also