Taihoku Prefecture

Taihoku Prefecture
臺北州
Taihoku-shū
1920–1952
Taihoku Prefecture government building
(now the Control Yuan building)
CapitalTaihoku City
Area 
• 1941
4,594.24 km2 (1,773.85 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
1,140,530
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
September 1920
• Kīrun upgraded to city
1924
• Gilan upgraded to city
1940
• Disestablished
October 25 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions3 cities (市)
9 districts (郡)
Today part ofKeelung, New Taipei, Taipei, Yilan County
Taihoku Prefecture

Taihoku Prefecture (臺北州; Taihoku-shū) was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, which is now occupied by the Control Yuan of Taiwan, was in Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei).

Population

Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941:

ClassificationPopulation
Mainland Japanese153,928
Taiwanese1,053,372
Koreans1,051
Others25,531
Total1,233,882

Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.

Cities (市 shi)Districts (郡 gun)
NameKanjiKana RōmajiNameKanjiKana Rōmaji
Taihoku City台北市たいほくし Taihoku-shiShichisei District七星郡しちせいぐん Shichisei-gun
Shinshō District新莊郡しんしょうぐん Shinshō-gun
Kaizan District海山郡かいざんぐん Kaizan-gun
Bunzan District文山郡ぶんさんぐん Bunzan-gun
Tansui District淡水郡たんすいぐん Tansui-gun
Kīrun City基隆市きいるんし Kīrun-shiKīrun District基隆郡きいるんぐん Kīrun-gun
Giran City宜蘭市ぎらんし Giran-shiGiran District宜蘭郡ぎらんぐん Giran-gun
Ratō District羅東郡らとうぐん Ratō-gun
Suō District蘇澳郡すおうぐん Suō-gun

All of the cities (市 shi) name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.

Towns and villages

DistrictNameKanjiAdministrative divisions of TaiwanNote
Shichisei
七星郡		 Shiodome town汐止街Xizhi District (汐止區), New Taipei City
Shirin town士林街Shilin District (士林區), Taipei
Hokutō town北投街Beitou District (北投區), TaipeiUpgraded from village in 1941.
Naiko village 內湖庄 Nangang District (南港區), Taipei
Neihu District (內湖區), Taipei
Matsuyama village 松山庄 Songshan District (松山區), Taipei Incorporated into Taihoku City in 1938.
Xinyi District (信義區), Taipei
Shinshō
新莊郡		 Shinshō town 新莊街 Taishan District (泰山區), New Taipei City
Xinzhuang District (新莊區), New Taipei City
Roshū village 鷺洲庄 Luzhou District (蘆洲區), New Taipei City
Sanchong District (三重區), New Taipei City
Goko village五股庄Wugu District (五股區), New Taipei City
Rinkō village林口庄Linkou District (林口區), New Taipei City
Kaizan
海山郡		 Itahashi town 板橋街 Banqiao District (板橋區), New Taipei City
Ōka town 鶯歌街 Shulin District (樹林區), New Taipei City
Yingge District (鶯歌區), New Taipei City
Sankyō town 三峽街 Sanxia District (三峽區), New Taipei City
Chūwa village 中和庄 Yonghe District (永和區), New Taipei City
Zhonghe District (中和區), New Taipei City
Dojō village 土城庄 Tucheng District (土城區), New Taipei City
Bunsan
文山郡		 Shinten town新店街Xindian District (新店區), New Taipei City
Shinkō village深坑庄Shenkeng District (深坑區), New Taipei City
Wenshan District (文山區), Taipei
Sekitei village石碇庄Shiding District (石碇區), New Taipei City
Heirin village坪林庄Pinglin District (坪林區), New Taipei City
Aboriginal Area蕃地Wulai District (烏來區), New Taipei City
Tansui
淡水郡		 Tansui town淡水街Tamsui District (淡水區), New Taipei City
Hachiri village八里庄Bali District (八里區), New Taipei City
Sanshi village三芝庄Sanzhi District (三芝區), New Taipei City
Sekimon village石門庄Shimen District (石門區), New Taipei City
Kiryū
基隆郡		 Zuihō town瑞芳街Ruifang District (瑞芳區), New Taipei City
Banri village萬里庄Wanli District (萬里區), New Taipei City
Kanayama village金山庄Jinshan District (金山區), New Taipei City
Shichito village七堵庄Nuannuan District (暖暖區), Keelung
Qidu District (七堵區), Keelung
Kōryō village貢寮庄Gongliao District (貢寮區), New Taipei City
Sōkei village雙溪庄Shuangxi District (雙溪區), New Taipei City
Heikei village平溪庄Pingxi District (平溪區), New Taipei City
Kiryū town基隆街Keelung (基隆市) Upgraded to a city in 1924.
Giran
宜蘭郡		 Tōi village頭圍庄Toucheng Township (頭城鎮),
Shōkei village礁溪庄Jiaoxi Township (礁溪鄉),
Sōi village壯圍庄Zhuangwei Township (壯圍鄉),
Inzan village員山庄Yuanshan Township (員山鄉),
Giran town宜蘭街Yilan City (宜蘭市), Yilan County Upgraded to a city in 1940.
Ratō
羅東郡		 Ratō town羅東街Luodong Township (羅東鎮), Yilan County
Goketsu village五結庄Wujie Township (五結鄉), Yilan County
Sansei village三星庄Sanxing Township (三星鄉), Yilan County
Tōzan village冬山庄Dongshan Township (冬山鄉), Yilan County
Aboriginal Area蕃地Datong Township (大同鄉), Yilan County
Suō
蘇澳郡		 Suō town蘇澳街Su'ao Township (蘇澳鎮), Yilan County
Aboriginal Area蕃地Nan'ao Township (南澳鄉), Yilan County

Buildings and establishments

Hospitals

Courthouses

Courthouses in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

Penitentiaries

Penitentiaries in 1932 (Shōwa 7)

Police stations

Police stations in 1945 (Shōwa 20)

Weather stations

Garrisons

Mines

Shintō shrines

National Parks

Forest management

Transport

Rail

Roads

Designated roads in 1939 (Shōwa 14)

Ports

Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa 13)

Enterprise

Media

Notable people

List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.

References

  1. ↑ Government, New Taipei City (25 January 2017). "History". New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Lin, Sean; Hsiao, Sherry (31 July 2020). "'Mr Democracy' a man for his time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 November 2025.

See also