Hōko Prefecture Explained

Conventional Long Name:Hōko Prefecture
Common Name:Hōko
Subdivision:Prefecture
Nation:Empire of Japan
Status Text:Hōko-chō
Life Span:1895-1952
Image Map Caption:The Hōko Prefecture government building now serves as the Penghu County Government building.
Year Start:1895
Date End:25 October
Year End:1945
Date Post:28 April 1952
Event Post:Treaty of San Francisco
Stat Year1:1941
Stat Pop1:69,387
Political Subdiv:2 subprefectures (支廳)
Today:Penghu County

was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese ruling period from 1895 until 1945. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Penghu County.

Population

Total population69,387
Japanese3,619
Taiwanese65,694
Korean74
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Subprefectures

Before its dissolution in 1945 (Shōwa 20), Hōko Prefecture consisted of 2 subprefectures.[1]

Subprefectures (支廳 shichō)
NameKanjiKana
Makō Subprefecture馬公支廳まこうしちょう
Mōan Subprefecture望安支廳もうあんしちょう

Towns and Villages

The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Makō
馬公支廳
Makō town馬公街Today Magong City
Kosei village湖西庄Today Huxi Township
Hakusa village白沙庄Today Baisha Township
Seisho village西嶼庄Today Xiyu Township
Mōan
望安支廳
Mōan village望安庄Today Wang'an Township
Taisho village大嶼庄Today Cimei Township

See also

References

  1. Book: 王, 世慶 . 重修臺灣省通志.卷七:政治志建置沿革篇 . 1991-06-30 . 國史館臺灣文獻館 . 315 . zh.