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.

Takao Prefecture 高雄州
たかおしゅう Takaoshū
1920–1952
A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture
Capital	Takao City
Area
• 1941	5,721.8674 km2 (2,209.2254 sq mi)
Population
• 1941	930,383
Historical era	Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Established	September 1920
• Takao upgraded to city	1924
• Pescadores transferred to Hōko Prefecture	1926
• Heitō upgraded to city	1933
• Placed under Chinese administration	25 October 1945
• Relinquished by Japan	28 April 1952
Political subdivisions	2 cities (市) 7 districts (郡)
Succeeded by Kaohsiung County Pingtung County
Today part of	Kaohsiung, Pingtung County

Takao Prefecture government office

Population

Administrative divisions of Takao Prefecture (1945).

Total population	930,383
Japanese	59,633
Taiwanese	863,313
Korean	598
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts.

Cities (市 shi)			Districts (郡 gun)
Name	Kanji	Kana	Name	Kanji	Kana
Takao City	高雄市	たかをし	Okayama District	岡山郡	おかやまぐん
			Hōzan District	鳳山郡	ほうざんぐん
			Kizan District	旗山郡	きざんぐん
Heitō City	屏東市	へいとうし	Heitō District	屏東郡	へいとうぐん
			Chōshū District	潮州郡	ちょうしゅうぐん
			Tōkō District	東港郡	とうこうぐん
			Kōshun District	恒春郡	こうしゅんぐん

Towns and villages

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

District	Name	Kanji	Notes
Okayama 岡山郡	Okayama town	岡山街	Today Gangshan District and Ciaotou District
	Ensō village	燕巣庄	Today Yanchao District
	Denryō village	田寮庄	Today Tianliao District
	Aren village	阿蓮庄	Today Alian District
	Rochiku village	路竹庄	Today Lujhu District
	Konai village	湖内庄	Today Hunei District, Qieding District
	Mida village	彌陀庄	Today Mituo District, Yong'an District and Ziguan District
	Nanshi village	楠梓庄	Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao City, Okayama town and Ensō village
	Saei village	左營庄	Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao City
Hōzan 鳳山郡	Hōzan town	鳳山街	Today Fongshan District
	Kominato village	小港庄	Today Siaogang District
	Rinen village	林園庄	Today Linyuan District
	Dairyō village	大寮庄	Today Daliao District
	Daiju village	大樹庄	Today Dashu District
	Jinbu village	仁武庄	Today Dashe District and Renwu District
	Torimatsu village	鳥松庄	Today Niaosong District
Kizan 旗山郡	Kizan town	旗山街	Today Cishan District
	Mino town	美濃街	Today Meinong District
	Rokuki village	六龜庄	Today Liouguei District
	Sanrin village	杉林庄	Today Shanlin District
	Kōsen village	甲仙庄	Today Jiasian District
	Naimon village	內門庄	Today Neimen District
	Aboriginal Area	蕃地	Today Maolin District, Namasia District and Tauyuan District
Heitō 屏東郡	Chōkō village	長興庄	Today Changzhi Township and Linluo Township
	Enho village	鹽埔庄	Today Yanpu Township
	Takagi village	高樹庄	Today Gaoshu Township
	Rikō village	里港庄	Today Ligang Township
	Kyūkai village	九塊庄	Today Jiuru Township
	Aboriginal Area	蕃地	Today Majia Township, Sandimen Township and Wutai Township
	Heitō town	屏東街	Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Pingtung City
	Rokuki village	六龜庄	Annexed into Kizan district in 1932
Chōshū 潮州郡	Chōshū town	潮州街	Today Chaozhou Township
	Manran village	萬巒庄	Today Wanluan Township
	Naiho village	內埔庄	Today Neipu Township
	Takeda village	竹田庄	Today Zhutian Township
	Shinhi village	新埤庄	Today Xinpi Township
	Hōryō village	枋寮庄	Today Fangliao Township
	Hōzan village	枋山庄	Today Fangshan Township
	Aboriginal Area	蕃地	Today Chunri Township, Laiyi Township, Shizi Township and Taiwu Township
Tōkō 東港郡	Tōkō town	東港街	Today Donggang Township
	Shin'en town	新園庄	Today Xinyuan Township and Kanding Township
	Mantan village	萬丹庄	Today Wandan Township
	Rinhen village	林邊庄	Today Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township
	Katō village	佳冬庄	Today Jiadong Township
	Ryūkyū village	琉球庄	Lamay Island, today Liuqiu Township
Kōshun 恒春郡	Kōshun town	恒春街	Today Hengchun Township
	Shajō village	車城庄	Today Checheng Township
	Manshū village	滿州庄	Today Manzhou Township
	Aboriginal Area	蕃地	Today Mudan Township
Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924)	Takao town	高雄街	Upgraded to a city in 1924
	Ensō village	燕巣庄	Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
	Saei village	左營庄	Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
	Nanshi village	楠梓庄	Annexed into Okayama district in 1924
	Jinbu village	仁武庄	Annexed into Hōzan district in 1924

See also

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