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The Shinchiku Prefecture government building was constructed in 1915 and now serves as the Hsinchu City Government building.
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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
1941 (Showa 16) census
- Total population: 838,011
- Japanese 20,693
- Taiwanese 815,274
- Korean 150
- Other 1,894
Administrative divisions
Cities and districts
In 1945 (Showa 20), there were 1 cities 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 | 大渓郡 | 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
The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinchiku 新竹郡 | Shimpu town | 新埔街 | Today Xinpu Township |
| Kansai town | 関西街 | Today Guanxi Township | |
| Chikuhoku village | 竹北庄 | Today Zhubei City | |
| Kōmō village | 紅毛庄 | Today Xinfeng Township | |
| Koguchi village | 湖口庄 | Today Hukou Township | |
| Aboriginal 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 | 観音庄 | 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 | 亀山庄 | Today Guishan District | |
| Hachitoku village | 八塊庄 | Today Bade District | |
| Daikei 大渓郡 | Daikei town | 大渓街 | Today Daxi District |
| Ryūtan village | 龍潭庄 | Today Longtan District | |
| Aboriginal 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 | 横山庄 | Today Hengshan Township | |
| Hoppo village | 北埔庄 | Today Beipu Township | |
| Gabi village | 峨嵋庄 | Today Emei Township | |
| Bōzan village | 宝山庄 | Today Baoshan Township | |
| Aboriginal 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 | 三湾庄 | 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 | |
| Aboriginal 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 | |
| Tō'oku 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 | |
| Taigo 大湖郡 | Taigo village | 大湖庄 | Today Dahu Township |
| Shitan village | 獅潭庄 | Today Shitan Township | |
| Takuran village | 卓蘭庄 | Today Zhuolan Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Tai'an Township |
Shintō shrines
- Shinchiku Shrine
- Tsūshō Shrine
- Tōen Shrine (now Taoyuan County Martyr's Shrine)
- Byōritsu Shrine
- Chūreki Shrine
- Tōfun Shrine
- Chikunan Shrine
- Taigo Shrine
- Chikutō Shrine
National Parks
- Tsugitaka Taroko National Park (established 12 December 1937)
Famous people
List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule:
- Peter Huang 黄文雄 (independence activist, social commentator in Japan, chairman of Amnesty International Taiwan in the late 2000s) (born 2 October 1937)
- Sheu Yuan-dong 許遠東 (politician, 14th governor of Taiwan's central bank) (born 22 May 1927, died 16 February 1998 in the crash of China Airlines Flight 676)
See also
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
- Hsinchu
- Taoyuan City
- Hsinchu County
- Miaoli County