Hōko Prefecture

Hōko Prefecture (澎湖廳, Hōko-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese ruling period from 1895 until 1945. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Penghu County.

Hōko Prefecture 澎湖廳
Hōko-chō
1895-1952
The Hōko Prefecture government building now serves as the Penghu County Government building.
Population
• 1941	69,387
Historical era	Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Established	1895
• Disestablished	25 October 1945
• Treaty of San Francisco	28 April 1952
Political subdivisions	2 subprefectures (支廳)
Today part of	Penghu County

Hōko Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	澎湖廳
Simplified Chinese	澎湖厅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Wade–Giles P'êng Hu2 T'ing Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Phâng-fû-thang Southern Min Hokkien POJ Phêⁿ-ô͘-thiaⁿ Tâi-lô Phênn-ôo-thiann

Population

Total population	69,387
Japanese	3,619
Taiwanese	65,694
Korean	74
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Subprefectures

Before its dissolution in 1945 (Shōwa 20), Hōko Prefecture consisted of 2 subprefectures.^[1]

Subprefectures (支廳 shichō)
Name	Kanji	Kana
Makō Subprefecture	馬公支廳	まこうしちょう
Mōan Subprefecture	望安支廳	もうあんしちょう

Towns and Villages

The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

District	Name	Kanji	Notes
Makō 馬公支廳	Makō town	馬公街	Today Magong City
	Kosei village	湖西庄	Today Huxi Township
	Hakusa village	白沙庄	Today Baisha Township
	Seisho village	西嶼庄	Today Xiyu Township
Mōan 望安支廳	Mōan village	望安庄	Today Wang'an Township
	Taisho village	大嶼庄	Today Cimei Township

See also

• Administrative divisions of Taiwan
• Governor-General of Taiwan
• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
• Taiwan under Japanese rule