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Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)

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Taiwan was under Japanese rule after the Sino-Japanese War, in 1895. The political divisions changed frequently between 1895 and 1898. There were still several changes until the Japanese political system was adopted in 1920. Important changes are listed as the following.
  • 1898: 3 counties (縣) and 3 prefectures(廳)

  • 1901: 20 prefectures (廳)

  • 1909: 12 prefectures (廳)

  • 1920: 7 Prefectures of Japan|prefectures (州/廳)

  • 1926: 8 prefectures (州/廳)
Political Division in 1898

  • Taipei (Taihoku) County

  • Taichung (Taichu) County

  • Tainan (Tainan) County

  • Yilan (Giran) Prefecture

  • Taitung (Taito) Prefecture

  • Penghu (Hoko) Prefecture
Political Division in 1901

  • Keelung Prefecture

  • Yilan Prefecture

  • Shenkeng Prefecture

  • Taipei Prefecture

  • Taozihyuan Prefecture

  • Hsinchu Prefecture

  • Miaoli Prefecture

  • Taichung Prefecture

  • Changhua Prefecture

  • Nantou Prefecture

  • Douliou Prefecture

  • Chiayi Prefecture

  • Yanshueigang Prefecture

  • Tainan Prefecture

  • Fanshuliao Prefecture

  • Fengshan Prefecture

  • Ahou Prefecture

  • Hengchun Prefecture

  • Penghu Prefecture

  • Taitung Prefecture

  • Hualian Harbor Prefecture



Political Division in 1909

  • Yilan Prefecture

  • Taipei Prefecture

  • Taoyuan Prefecture

  • Hsinchu Prefecture

  • Taichung Prefecture

  • Nantou Prefecture

  • Chiayi Prefecture

  • Tainan Prefecture

  • Ahou Prefecture

  • Penghu Prefecture

  • Taitung Prefecture

  • Hualian Harbor Prefecture




Political Division in 1920

Under a "doka" policy in which the Japanese considered the Taiwanese to be separate but equal, the political divisions in Taiwan became similar to the Japanese addressing system|system used in mainland Japan in 1920.
Structural Hierarchy
  • Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture (州)

  • *Cities of Japan|City (市)

  • **Towns of Japan|Town (町)

  • *Districts of Japan|District (郡)

  • **Town (街)

  • **Villages of Japan|Village (庄)

  • **Aboriginal Area (蕃地)

  • Prefecture (廳)

  • *City (市)

  • *Subprefecture (支廳)

  • **Town (街)

  • **Village (庄)

  • **Aboriginal Area (蕃地)


List of Prefectures and Counties
  • Taipei Prefecture (Japanese Rule)|Taipei Prefecture (Taihoku) (台北州)

  • Hsinchu Prefecture (Shinchiku) (新竹州)

  • Taichung Prefecture (Taichu) (台中州)

  • Tainan Prefecture (Tainan) (台南州)

  • Kaohsiung Prefecture (Takao) (高雄州)

  • Taitung Prefecture (Taito) (台東廳)

  • Hualian Harbor Prefecture (Karenko) (花蓮港廳)

  • Penghu Prefecture (Hoko) (澎湖廳): divided from Kaohsiung Prefecture in 1926
Changes in 1945

When the Republic of China began to rule Taiwan in 1945, the government simply changed to names of the divisions and gave names to the Aboriginal areas.
  • Prefecture (州) -> County (縣)

  • *City (市)

  • **Town (町) -> District (區)

  • *District (郡) -> District (區)

  • **Town (街) -> Urban township (鎮)

  • **Village (庄) -> Rural township (鄉)

  • **Aboriginal Area (蕃地) -> Rural Township (鄉)

  • Prefecture (廳) -> County (縣)

  • *City (市)

  • *Subprefecture (支廳) -> District (區)

  • **Town (街) -> Urban Township (鎮)

  • **Village (庄) -> Rural Township (鄉)

  • **Aboriginal Area (蕃地) -> Rural Township (鄉)
Related Topics

  • Prefectures of Japan

  • Political divisions of the Republic of China

  • List of Governor-General of Taiwan

category:Taiwancategory: History of Taiwan
category:Administrative Divisions in Taiwan

zh:台灣日治時期行政區劃
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)".


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