Taihoku Prefecture (臺北州, 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, which is now occupied by the Control Yuan of Taiwan, was in Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei).
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941 (昭和16年):
Cities and districts
There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.
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 Kīron Hospital (台湾総督府基隆病院)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 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 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)Kīron Police Station (基隆警察署)Kīron (Mizukami?) Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīron)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)Kīron 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)Kinkaseki mine (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper)Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver)Kīron coal mine (基隆炭鉱)Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱)Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱)石底炭鉱Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱)Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱)大礦砕鉱山 (Sulfur)Fukuyama coal mine (福山炭鉱)Itabashi coal mine (板橋炭鉱)Kaizan coal mine (海山炭鉱)Taiwan Grand ShrineGiran ShrineKīron ShrineTaiwan Martyr ShrineTaihoku Inari ShrineKenkō ShrineZuihō ShrineShinshō ShrineRatō ShrineShiodome ShrineUmiyama ShrineTamsui ShrineBunsan ShrineSuō ShrineDaiton National Park (Established on December 12, 1937)Tsugitaka Taroko National Park (Established on December 12, 1937)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)Open ports in 1938 (Shōwa 13)
Port of Kīron (基隆港)Port of Tamsui (淡水港)List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.
Lee Teng-hui, former president of the Republic of China (born January 15, 1923 in Sanshi village).Alice Kim, National Policy Advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan independence activist, social commentator (born February 7, 1934).Chiang Wei-shui, politician (February 8, 1891 – ?)Huang Lingzhi, writer.Li Mei-shu, artist.
