Shinchiku Prefecture


Shinchiku Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.

Population

1941 census

Cities and districts

In 1945, there were 1 cities and 8 districts under Shinchiku Prefecture.

Towns and villages

The districts are divided into towns and villages
DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Shimpu town新埔街Today Xinpu Township
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Kansai town関西街Today Guanxi Township
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Chikuhoku village竹北庄Today Zhubei City
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Kōmō village紅毛庄Today Xinfeng Township
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Koguchi village湖口庄Today Hukou Township
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today part of Guanxi Township
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Shinchiku town新竹街Upgraded to a city in 1930. Today Hsinchu
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Kyūminato village旧港庄Abolished in 1941, became Chikuhoku village
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Rokka village六家庄Abolished in 1941, became Chikuhoku village
Shinchiku
新竹郡		Kōzan village香山庄Abolished in 1941, annexed into Shinchiku City. Today Xiangshan District
Chūreki
中壢郡		Chūreki town中壢街Today Zhongli District
Chūreki
中壢郡		Yōbai town楊梅街Today Yangmei District
Chūreki
中壢郡		Heichin village平鎮庄Today Pingzhen District
Chūreki
中壢郡		Shin'oku village新屋庄Today Xinwu District
Chūreki
中壢郡		Kan'on village観音庄Today Guanyin District
Tōen
桃園郡		Tōen town桃園街Today Taoyuan District
Tōen
桃園郡		Rochiku village蘆竹庄Today Luzhu District
Tōen
桃園郡		Ōsono village大園庄Today Dayuan District
Tōen
桃園郡		Kameyama village亀山庄Today Guishan District
Tōen
桃園郡		Hachitoku village八塊庄Today Bade District
Daikei
大渓郡		Daikei town大渓街Today Daxi District
Daikei
大渓郡		Ryūtan village龍潭庄Today Longtan District
Daikei
大渓郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Fuxing District
Chikutō
竹東郡		Chikutō town竹東街Today Zhudong Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Kyūrin village芎林庄Today Qionglin Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Yokoyama village横山庄Today Hengshan Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Hokufu village北埔庄Today Beipu Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Gabi village峨嵋庄Today Emei Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Bōzan village宝山庄Today Baoshan Township
Chikutō
竹東郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Jianshi Township and Wufeng Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Chikunan town竹南街Today Zhunan Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Tōfun town頭份街Today Toufen Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Sanwan village三湾庄Today Sanwan Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Nan village南庄Today Nanzhuang Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Zōkyō village造橋庄Today Zaoqiao Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Kōryū village後龍庄Today Houlong Township
Chikunan
竹南郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today part of Nanzhuang Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Byōritsu town苗栗街Today Miaoli City
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Enri town苑裡街Today Yuanli Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Tō'oku village頭屋庄Today Touwu Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Kōkan village公館庄Today Gongguan Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Dora village銅鑼庄Today Tongluo Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Sansa village三叉庄Today Sanyi Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Tsūshō village通霄庄Today Tongxiao Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡		Shiko village四湖庄Today Sihu Township
Taigo
大湖郡		Taigo village大湖庄Today Dahu Township
Taigo
大湖郡		Shitan village獅潭庄Today Shitan Township
Taigo
大湖郡		Takuran village卓蘭庄Today Zhuolan Township
Taigo
大湖郡		Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Tai'an Township

Shintō shrines

List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule: