Hōko Prefecture
Administrative division of Taiwan during the Japanese rule
The Hōko Prefecture government building now serves as the Penghu County Government building.
• 1941
• Established
• Disestablished
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Traditional Chinese | 澎湖廳 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 澎湖厅 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Population
Total population | 69,387 |
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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) | ||
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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 |
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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
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
References
- ^ 王, 世慶 (1991-06-30). 重修臺灣省通志.卷七:政治志建置沿革篇 (in Chinese). 國史館臺灣文獻館. p. 315.
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Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan
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