Taichū Prefecture


Taichū Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Japanese Taiwan. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taichung, Changhua County and Nantou County. It is also the origin of the name of modern-day Taichung. The Taichū Prefecture was the scene of the 1930 Musha Incident, the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Japanese Taiwan.

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

In 1945, there were 2 cities and 11 districts.

Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns and villages
DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Daiton
大屯郡
Ōsato village大里庄Today Dali District
Daiton
大屯郡
Muhō village霧峰庄Today Wufeng District
Daiton
大屯郡
Ōtaira village大平庄Today Taiping District
Daiton
大屯郡
Hokuton village北屯庄Today Beitun District
Daiton
大屯郡
Saiton village西屯庄Today Xitun District
Daiton
大屯郡
Nanton village南屯庄Today Nantun District
Daiton
大屯郡
Ujitsu village烏日庄Today Wuri District
Toyohara
豊原郡
Toyohara town豊原街Today Fengyuan District
Toyohara
豊原郡
Kamioka village神岡庄Today Shengang District
Toyohara
豊原郡
Daiga village大雅庄Today Daya District
Toyohara
豊原郡
Naiho village內埔庄Today Houli District
Toyohara
豊原郡
Tansi village潭子庄Today Tanzi District
Tōsei
東勢郡
Tōsei town東勢街Today Dongshi District
Tōsei
東勢郡
Isioka village石岡庄Today Shigang District
Tōsei
東勢郡
Shinsha village新社庄Today Xinshe District
Tōsei
東勢郡
Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Heping District
Taikō
大甲郡
Taikō town大甲街Today Dajia District
Taikō
大甲郡
Kiyomizu town清水街Today Qingshui District
Taikō
大甲郡
Gosei town梧棲街Today Wuqi District
Taikō
大甲郡
Gaiho village外埔庄Today Waipu District
Taikō
大甲郡
Daian village大安庄Today Da'an District
Taikō
大甲郡
Sharoku village沙鹿庄Today Shalu District
Taikō
大甲郡
Tatsui village龍井庄Today Longjing District
Taikō
大甲郡
Taito village大肚庄Today Dadu District
Shōka
彰化郡
Rokkō town鹿港街Today Lukang Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Wabi town和美街Today Hemei Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Sensai village線西庄Today Xianxi Township and Shengang Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Hukkō village福興庄Today Fuxing Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Shūsui village秀水庄Today Xiushui Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Kadan village花壇庄Today Huatan Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Hun'en village芬園庄Today Fenyuan Township
Shōka
彰化郡
Shōka town彰化街Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Changhua City
Shōka
彰化郡
Ōtake village大竹庄Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City
Shōka
彰化郡
Nankaku village南郭庄Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City
Inrin
員林郡
Inrin town員林街Today Yuanlin Township
Inrin
員林郡
Keko town渓湖街Today Xihu Township
Inrin
員林郡
Tanaka town田中街Today Tianzhong Township
Inrin
員林郡
Ōmura village大村庄Today Dacun Township
Inrin
員林郡
Hoen village埔塩庄Today Puyan Township
Inrin
員林郡
Hashin village坡心庄Today Puxin Township
Inrin
員林郡
Eisei village永靖庄Today Yongjing Township
Inrin
員林郡
Shatō village社頭庄Today Shetou Township
Inrin
員林郡
Nisui village二水庄Today Ershui Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Hokuto town北斗街Today Yuanlin Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Jirin town二林街Today Erlin Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Tao village田尾庄Today Tianwei Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Hitō village埤頭庄Today Pitou Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Sunayama village沙山庄Today Fangyuan Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Ōshiro village大城庄Today Dacheng Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Chikutō village竹塘庄Today Zhutang Township
Hokuto
北斗郡
Keishū village渓州庄Today Xizhou Township
Nantō
南投郡
Nantō town南投街Today Nantou City
Nantō
南投郡
Sōton town草屯街Today Caotun Township
Nantō
南投郡
Chūryō village中寮庄Today Zhongliao Township
Nantō
南投郡
Nama village名間庄Today Mingjian Township
Niitaka
新高郡
Shūshū town集集街Today Jiji Township and Shuili Township
Niitaka
新高郡
Gyochi village魚池庄Today Yuchi Township
Niitaka
新高郡
Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Xinyi Township
Nōkō
能高郡
Hori town埔里街Today Puli Township
Nōkō
能高郡
Kokusei village国姓庄Today Guoxing Township
Nōkō
能高郡
Aboriginal Area蕃地Today Ren'ai Township
Takeyama
竹山郡
Takeyama town竹山街Today Zhushan Township
Takeyama
竹山郡
Shikatani village鹿谷庄Today Lugu Township