Tainan Prefecture
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| Tainan Prefecture 臺南州/台南州 | |
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| Tainan-shū | |
| 1920-1952 | |
 The Tainan Prefecture government building, which now serves as the National Museum of Taiwan Literature | |
| Capital | Tainan |
| Population | |
• 1941 | 1,550,695 |
| Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule |
• Established | 1920 |
• Disestablished | 25 October 1945 |
| 28 April 1952 | |
| Political subdivisions | 2 cities (市) 10 districts (郡) |
| Today part of | Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County |
Tainan Prefecture (臺南州/台南州, Tainan-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, and Yunlin County.[1]
Population
[edit]| Total population | 1,550,695 |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 53,446 |
| Taiwanese | 1,489,621 |
| Korean | 253 |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. | |
Administrative divisions
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Cities and districts
[edit]In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 10 districts.
| Cities (市 shi) | Districts (郡 gun) | ||||
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| Name | Kanji | Kana | Name | Kanji | Kana |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Niitoyo District | 新豐郡 | にいとよぐん |
| Shinka District | 新化郡 | しんかぐん | |||
| Sobun District | 曾文郡 | そぶんぐん | |||
| Hokumon District | 北門郡 | ほくもんぐん | |||
| Shin'ei District | 新營郡 | しんえいぐん | |||
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Kagi District | 嘉義郡 | かぎぐん |
| Toroku District | 斗六郡 | とろくぐん | |||
| Kobi District | 虎尾郡 | こびぐん | |||
| Hokukō District | 北港郡 | ほくこうぐん | |||
| Tōseki District | 東石郡 | とうせきぐん | |||
Towns and Villages
[edit]The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 |
Jintoku village | 仁德庄 | Today Rende District |
| Kijin village | 歸仁庄 | Today Gueiren District | |
| Kanbyō village | 關廟庄 | Today Guanmiao District | |
| Tatsuzaki village | 龍崎庄 | Today Longci District | |
| Eikō village | 永康庄 | Today Yongkang District | |
| Anjun village | 安順庄 | Today Annan District | |
| Einei village | 永寧庄 | Abolished in 1940, annexed into Tainan City and Zintoku village | |
| Shinka 新化郡 |
Shinka town | 新化街 | Today Sinhua District |
| Zenka town | 善化街 | Today Shanhua District | |
| Shinshi village | 新市庄 | Today Sinshih District | |
| Antei village | 安定庄 | Today Anding District | |
| Yamakami village | 山上庄 | Today Shanshang District | |
| Tamai village | 玉井庄 | Today Yujing District | |
| Nansei village | 楠西庄 | Today Nansi District | |
| Nanka village | 南化庄 | Today Nanhua District | |
| Sachin village | 左鎮庄 | Today Zuojhen District | |
| Sobun 曽文郡 |
Matō town | 麻豆街 | Today Madou District |
| Kaei village | 下營庄 | Today Xiaying District | |
| Rokkō village | 六甲庄 | Today Liujia District | |
| Kanden village | 官田庄 | Today Guantian District | |
| Ōuchi village | 大內庄 | Today Danei District | |
| Hokumon 北門郡 |
Kari town | 佳里街 | Today Jiali District |
| Seikō village | 西港庄 | Today Sigang District | |
| Shichiko village | 七股庄 | Today Cigu District | |
| Shōgun village | 將軍庄 | Today Jiangjun District | |
| Hokumon village | 北門庄 | Today Beimen District | |
| Gakkō village | 學甲庄 | Today Syuejia District | |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 |
Shin'ei town | 新營街 | Today Xinying District |
| Ensui town | 鹽水街 | Today Yanshuei District | |
| Shirakawa village | 白河庄 | Today Baihe District | |
| Ryūei village | 柳營庄 | Today Liouying District | |
| Kōheki village | 後壁庄 | Today Houbi District | |
| Bansha village | 番社庄 | Today Dongshan District | |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 |
Tairin town | 大林街 | Today Dalin Township |
| Mizukami village | 水上庄 | Today Shuishang Township | |
| Tamio village | 民雄庄 | Today Minxiong Township | |
| Shinkō village | 新巷庄 | Today Xingang Township | |
| Keikō village | 渓口庄 | Today Xikou Township | |
| Kōme village | 小梅庄 | Today Meishan Township | |
| Takesaki village | 竹崎庄 | Today Zhuqi Township | |
| Banro village | 番路庄 | Today Fanlu Township | |
| Chūho village | 中埔庄 | Today Zhongpu Township | |
| Taiho village | 大埔庄 | Today Dapu Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Alishan Township | |
| Kagi town | 嘉義街 | Upgraded to a city in 1930, today Chiayi City | |
| Toroku 斗六郡 |
Toroku town | 斗六街 | Today Douliu City and Linnei Township |
| Tonan town | 斗南街 | Today Dounan Township | |
| Kokō village | 古坑庄 | Today Gukeng Township | |
| Taihi village | 大埤庄 | Today Dapi Township | |
| Shidō village | 莿桐庄 | Today Cihtong Township | |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 |
Kobi town | 虎尾街 | Today Huwei Township |
| Seira town | 西螺街 | Today Xiluo Township | |
| Doko town | 土庫街 | Today Tuku Township and Baozhong Township | |
| Jirin village | 二崙庄 | Today Dapi Township | |
| Ronbai village | 崙背庄 | Today Lunbei Township and Mailiao Township | |
| Kaikō village | 海口庄 | Today Taixi Township and Dongshi Township | |
| Hokkō 北港郡 |
Hokkō town | 北港街 | Today Beigang Township |
| Kanchō village | 元長庄 | Today Yuanchang Township | |
| Shiko village | 四湖庄 | Today Sihu Township | |
| Kōko village | 口湖庄 | Today Kouhu Township | |
| Suirin village | 水林庄 | Today Shuilin Township | |
| Tōseki 東石郡 |
Bokushi town | 朴子街 | Today Puzi City |
| Rokkyaku village | 六脚庄 | Today Lioujiao Township | |
| Tōseki village | 東石庄 | Today Dongshi Township | |
| Hotei village | 布袋庄 | Today Budai Township | |
| Rokusō village | 鹿草庄 | Today Lucao Township | |
| Taihō village | 太保庄 | Today Taibao City | |
| Gichiku village | 義竹庄 | Today Yizhu Township |
See also
[edit]- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of Taiwan
- Tainan Prefecture (Qing dynasty)
References
[edit]- ^ Clart, Philip; Crowe, Paul (2020-12-17). The People and the Dao: New Studies in Chinese Religions in Honour of Daniel L. Overmyer. Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-000-15656-0.
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