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| 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 toHōko Prefecture | 1926 | ||||||||
• Heitō upgraded to city | 1933 | ||||||||
| 25 October 1945 | |||||||||
| 28 April 1952 | |||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 2 cities (市) 7 districts (郡) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Today part of | Kaohsiung,Pingtung County | ||||||||

Takao Prefecture (高雄州,Takao-shū) was one of the administrative divisions ofTaiwan during theJapanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-dayKaohsiung City andPingtung County.

| Total population | 930,383 |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 59,633 |
| Taiwanese | 863,313 |
| Korean | 598 |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. | |
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 | |||
The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄).
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Okayama town | 岡山街 | TodayGangshan District andCiaotou District |
| Ensō village | 燕巣庄 | TodayYanchao District | |
| Denryō village | 田寮庄 | TodayTianliao District | |
| Aren village | 阿蓮庄 | TodayAlian District | |
| Rochiku village | 路竹庄 | TodayLujhu District | |
| Konai village | 湖内庄 | TodayHunei District,Qieding District | |
| Mida village | 彌陀庄 | TodayMituo District,Yong'an District andZiguan 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 | TodayFongshan District |
| Kominato village | 小港庄 | TodaySiaogang District | |
| Rinen village | 林園庄 | TodayLinyuan District | |
| Dairyō village | 大寮庄 | TodayDaliao District | |
| Daiju village | 大樹庄 | TodayDashu District | |
| Jinbu village | 仁武庄 | TodayDashe District andRenwu District | |
| Torimatsu village | 鳥松庄 | TodayNiaosong District | |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Kizan town | 旗山街 | TodayCishan District |
| Mino town | 美濃街 | TodayMeinong District | |
| Rokuki village | 六龜庄 | TodayLiouguei District | |
| Sanrin village | 杉林庄 | TodayShanlin District | |
| Kōsen village | 甲仙庄 | TodayJiasian District | |
| Naimon village | 內門庄 | TodayNeimen District | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | TodayMaolin District,Namasia District andTauyuan District | |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Chōkō village | 長興庄 | TodayChangzhi Township andLinluo Township |
| Enho village | 鹽埔庄 | TodayYanpu Township | |
| Takagi village | 高樹庄 | TodayGaoshu Township | |
| Rikō village | 里港庄 | TodayLigang Township | |
| Kyūkai village | 九塊庄 | TodayJiuru Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | TodayMajia Township,Sandimen Township andWutai Township | |
| Heitō town | 屏東街 | Upgraded to a city in 1933. TodayPingtung City | |
| Rokuki village | 六龜庄 | Annexed into Kizan district in 1932 | |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Chōshū town | 潮州街 | TodayChaozhou Township |
| Manran village | 萬巒庄 | TodayWanluan Township | |
| Naiho village | 內埔庄 | TodayNeipu Township | |
| Takeda village | 竹田庄 | TodayZhutian Township | |
| Shinhi village | 新埤庄 | TodayXinpi Township | |
| Hōryō village | 枋寮庄 | TodayFangliao Township | |
| Hōzan village | 枋山庄 | TodayFangshan Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | TodayChunri Township,Laiyi Township,Shizi Township andTaiwu Township | |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Tōkō town | 東港街 | TodayDonggang Township |
| Shin'en town | 新園庄 | TodayXinyuan Township andKanding Township | |
| Mantan village | 萬丹庄 | TodayWandan Township | |
| Rinhen village | 林邊庄 | TodayLinbian Township andNanzhou Township | |
| Katō village | 佳冬庄 | TodayJiadong Township | |
| Ryūkyū village | 琉球庄 | Lamay Island, today Liuqiu Township | |
| Kōshun 恒春郡 | Kōshun town | 恒春街 | TodayHengchun Township |
| Shajō village | 車城庄 | TodayChecheng Township | |
| Manshū village | 滿州庄 | TodayManzhou Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | TodayMudan 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 |