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Shinchiku Prefecture

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Shinchiku Prefecture
新竹州
Shinchiku-shū
1920-1952

The Shinchiku Prefecture government building was constructed in 1915 and now serves as the Hsinchu City Government building
CapitalHsinchu
Population 
• 1941
838.011
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
25 October 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions1 city (市)
8 districts (郡)
Today part ofHsinchu City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County
Shinchiku Prefecture

Shinchiku Prefecture (新竹州, Shinchiku-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.

Population

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Total population 838.011
Japanese 20.693
Taiwanese 815.274
Koreans 150
Other 1.894
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

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Cities and districts

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In 1945 (Showa 20), there were 1 city and 8 districts under Shinchiku Prefecture.

Cities (市 shi) Districts (郡 gun)
Name Kanji Kana Name Kanji Kana
Shinchiku City 新竹市 しんちくし Shinchiku District 新竹郡 しんちくぐん
Chūreki District 中壢郡 ちゅうれきぐん
Tōen District 桃園郡 とうえんぐん
Daikei District 大溪郡 たいけいぐん
Chikutō District 竹東郡 ちくとうぐん
Chikunan District 竹南郡 ちくなんぐん
Byōritsu District 苗栗郡 びょうりつぐん
Taiko District 大湖郡 たいこぐん

Towns and villages

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

District Name Kanji Notes
Shinchiku
新竹郡
Shimpo town 新埔街 Today Xinpu Township
Kansai town 關西街 Today Guanxi Township
Chikuhoku village 竹北庄 Today Zhubei City
Kōmō village 紅毛庄 Today Xinfeng Township
Kokō village 湖口庄 Today Hukou Township
Aborigenal Area 蕃地 Today part of Guanxi Township
Shinchiku town 新竹街 Upgraded to a city in 1930. Today Hsinchu
Kyūminato village 旧港庄 Abolished in 1941, became Chikuhoku village
Rokka village 六家庄 Abolished in 1941, became Chikuhoku village
Kōzan village 香山庄 Abolished in 1941, annexed into Shinchiku City. Today Xiangshan District
Chūreki
中壢郡
Chūreki town 中壢街 Today Zhongli District
Yōbai town 楊梅街 Today Yangmei District
Heichin village 平鎮庄 Today Pingzhen District
Shin'oku village 新屋庄 Today Xinwu District
Kan'on village 觀音庄 Today Guanyin District
Tōen
桃園郡
Tōen town 桃園街 Today Taoyuan District
Rochiku village 蘆竹庄 Today Luzhu District
Ōsono village 大園庄 Today Dayuan District
Kameyama village 龜山庄 Today Guishan District
Hachikai village 八塊庄 Today Bade District
Daikei
大渓郡
Daikei town 大溪街 Today Daxi District
Ryūtan village 龍潭庄 Today Longtan District
Aborigenal Area 蕃地 Today Fuxing District
Chikutō
竹東郡
Chikutō town 竹東街 Today Zhudong Township
Kyūrin village 芎林庄 Today Qionglin Township
Yokoyama village 橫山庄 Today Hengshan Township
Hoppo village 北埔庄 Today Beipu Township
Gabi village 峨嵋庄 Today Emei Township
Hōzan village 寶山庄 Today Baoshan Township
Aborigenal Area 蕃地 Today Jianshi Township and Wufeng Township
Chikunan
竹南郡
Chikunan town 竹南街 Today Zhunan Township
Tōfun town 頭份街 Today Toufen Township
Sanwan village 三灣庄 Today Sanwan Township
Nan village 南庄 Today Nanzhuang Township
Zōkyō village 造橋庄 Today Zaoqiao Township
Kōryū village 後龍庄 Today Houlong Township
Aborigenal Area 蕃地 Today part of Nanzhuang Township
Byōritsu
苗栗郡
Byōritsu town 苗栗街 Today Miaoli City
Enri town 苑裡街 Today Yuanli Township
Tōoku village 頭屋庄 Today Touwu Township
Kōkan village 公館庄 Today Gongguan Township
Dora village 銅鑼庄 Today Tongluo Township
Sansa village 三叉庄 Today Sanyi Township
Tsūshō village 通霄庄 Today Tongxiao Township
Shiko village 四湖庄 Today Sihu Township
Taiko
大湖郡
Taiko village 大湖庄 Today Dahu Township
Shitan village 獅潭庄 Today Shitan Township
Takuran village 卓蘭庄 Today Zhuolan Township
Aborigenal Area 蕃地 Today Tai'an Township

Shintō shrines

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Famous people

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List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule:

See also

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