Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of

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created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day

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and Yilan County. Its government office, which is now occupied by the

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of Taiwan, was in Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei).

Population

Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941:

Administrative divisions

Cities and districts

There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture. All of the cities (市 ''shi'') name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.

Towns and villages

Buildings and establishments

Hospitals

*Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (台北帝国大学医学部附属病院) *Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社台湾支部病院) *Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (台湾総督府専売局共済組合病院) *Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (台湾総督府鉄道局台北鉄道病院) *Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (台湾総督府宜蘭病院) *Government-General of Taiwan Kīrun Hospital (台湾総督府基隆病院)

Courthouses

Courthouses in 1945 ( Shōwa 20) *Supreme Court of Appeal (高等法院上告部) *Supreme Judicial Court (高等法院覆審部) *Taihoku Regional Court (台北地方法院) *Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (台北地方法院宜蘭支部)

Penitentiaries

Penitentiaries in 1932 ( Shōwa 7) *Taihoku Penitentiary (台北刑務所) *Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (台北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)

Police stations

Police stations in 1945 ( Shōwa 20) *Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (台北州警務部) *Taihoku Police Station (台北南警察署) *Banka Police Substation 萬華分署) *Taihoku North Police Station (台北北警察署) *Kīrun Police Station (基隆警察署) *Kīrun Suijo Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīrun) *Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署) *Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課) *Tamsui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課) *Kīrun District Police Office (基隆郡警察課) *Giran District Police Office (宜蘭郡警察課) *Ratō District Police Office (羅東郡警察課) *Suō District Police Office (蘇澳郡警察課) *Bunsan District Police Office (文山郡警察課) *Kaizan District Police Office (海山郡警察課) *Shinshō District Police Office (新荘郡警察課)

Customs houses

Monopoly bureaux

Weather stations

Garrisons

Mines

* Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper) *Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver) *Kīrun coal mine (基隆炭鉱) *Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱) *Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱) *Ishisoko coal mine (石底炭鉱) *Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱) *Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱) *Kuangsui sulfur mine (大礦砕鉱山) *Fukuyama coal mine (福山炭鉱) *Itabashi coal mine (板橋炭鉱) *Kaizan coal mine (海山炭鉱)

Shintō shrines

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* Kīrun Shrine *

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Taihoku Inari Shrine Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, ...

* Kenkō Shrine * Zuihō Shrine * Shinshō Shrine * Ratō Shrine *

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* Umiyama Shrine *

Tamsui Shrine Tamsui District (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Taiwanese Romanization System, Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Standard Mandarin, Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside District (Taiwan), district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It ...

Bunsan Shrine Phrachao Siribounyasan ( lo, ພຣະເຈົ້າສິຣິບຸນຍະສາຣ; th, พระเจ้าสิริบุญสาร; died November 1781), also known as Ong Boun (), Bunsan or Xaiya Setthathirath III, was the 3rd king ...

* Suō Shrine

National Parks

Daiton National Park Yangmingshan National Park is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City. The districts that are partially in the park include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, ...

(Established on 12 December 1937) *

Tsugitaka Taroko National Park Taroko National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the Taroko Gorge, the landmark gorge of the park carved by the Liwu River. The park spans Taichung Municipality, Nantou County, and Hualien County and is lo ...

(Established on 12 December 1937)

Forest management

Transport

Rail

Roads

Designated roads in 1939 ( Shōwa 14) *縦貫道路 *Taihoku Tamsui Road (台北淡水道) *Taihoku Naiko Road (台北内湖道) *台北和尚州道 *Taihoku Itabashi Road (台北板橋道) *児玉町枋寮道 *台北八里庄道 *台北三張犂道 *Taihoku Shinkō Road (台北深坑道) *Taihoku Giran Road (台北宜蘭道) *水道町松山道 *景尾亀山道 *板橋景尾道 *枋寮土城道 *Itabashi Tōen Road (板橋桃園道) *Itabashi Ōka Road (板橋鶯歌道) *Shinshō Itabashi Road (新荘板橋道) *新荘樹林道 *新荘和尚州道 *新荘淡水道 *Tamsui Kanayama Road (淡水金山道) *北投草山道 *Shirin Kanayama Road (士林金山道) *基隆金山道 *基隆社寮島道 *基隆礁渓道 *Giran Suō Road (宜蘭蘇澳道) *羅東利沢簡道 *蘇澳南方澳道 *蘇澳北方澳道 *Ratō Sansei Road (羅東三星道) *Giran Tōen Road (宜蘭桃園道) *羅東清水道 *宜蘭東港道 *宜蘭三鬮道 *Giran Sansei Road (宜蘭三星道) *Suō Karenkō Road (蘇澳花蓮港道) *Hokutō Onsen Road (北投温泉道)

Ports

Open ports in 1938 ( Shōwa 13) *Port of Kīrun (基隆港) *Port of Tamsui (淡水港)

Enterprise

Media

Notable people

List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule. *

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...

, former president of the

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(born 15 January 1923 in Sanshi village). *

Birei Kin is a Taiwan-born Japanese critic and political activist. She is also known by the name Alice King. Kin is the president of the Shibanaga International School-JET Japanese Language School, and served as national policy adviser to President of the ...

, National Policy Advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan independence activist, social commentator (born 7 February 1934). *

Chiang Wei-shui Chiang Wei-shui (; 6 August 1890 – 5 August 1931) was a Taiwanese physician and activist. He was a founding member of the Taiwanese Cultural Association and the Taiwanese People's Party. He is seen as one of the most important figures in Ta ...

, politician (8 February 1891 – 5 August 1931) *, writer. *

Li Mei-shu Li Mei-shu () (13 March 1902 – 6 February 1983) was a Taiwanese painter, sculptor, and politician. Born to an upper-class family in Sankakuyū (), Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Sanxia District, New Taipei City). Education Li Meishu began to ...

, artist.