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Shinchiku Prefecture
Prefecture of Taiwan under Japanese rule From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shinchiku Prefecture (新竹州, Shinchiku-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.
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Cities and districts
In 1945 (Showa 20), there were 1 city and 8 districts under Shinchiku Prefecture.
Towns and villages
The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
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Shintō shrines
- Shinchiku Shrine
- Tsūshō Shrine
- Tōen Shrine (now Taoyuan County Martyr's Shrine)
- Byōritsu Shrine
- Chūreki Shrine
- Tōfun Shrine
- Chikunan Shrine
- Taigo Shrine
- Chikutō Shrine
Famous people
List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule:
- Peter Huang 黄文雄 (independence activist, social commentator in Japan, chairman of Amnesty International Taiwan in the late 2000s) (born 2 October 1937)
- Sheu Yuan-dong 許遠東 (politician, 14th governor of Taiwan's central bank) (born 22 May 1927, died 16 February 1998 in the crash of China Airlines Flight 676)
See also
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
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