Karenkō Prefecture
The Karenkō Prefecture government building.
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Karenkō Prefecture
Karenkō Prefecture (花蓮港庁 Karenkō-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hualien County.
Population
Total population | 153,785 |
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Japanese | 20,914 |
Taiwanese | 130,720 |
Korean | 119 |
1941 (Showa 16) census. |
Administrative divisions
Cities and Districts
In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 1 city and 3 districts.
Cities (市 shi) | Districts (郡 gun) | ||||
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Name | Kanji | Kana | Name | Kanji | Kana |
Karenkō City | 花蓮港市 | かれんこうし | Karen District | 花蓮郡 | かれんぐん |
Hōrin District | 鳳林郡 | ほうりんぐん | |||
Tamazato District | 玉里郡 | たまざとぐん |
Towns and Villages
The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
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Karen 花蓮郡 |
Yoshino village | 吉野庄 | Today Ji'an Township |
Kotobuki village | 寿庄 | Today Shoufeng Township | |
Kenkai village | 研海庄 | Today Xincheng Township | |
Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Xiulin Township | |
Karenkō town | 花蓮港街 | Upgraded to a city in 1940. Today Hualien City | |
Hōrin 鳳林郡 |
Hōrin town | 鳳林街 | Today Fenglin Township and part of Guangfu Township |
Mizuho village | 瑞穂庄 | Today Ruisui Township and part of Guangfu Township | |
Shinsha village | 新社庄 | Today Fengbin Township | |
Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Wanrong Township | |
Tamazato 玉里郡 |
Tamazato town | 玉里街 | Today Yuli Township |
Tomizato village | 富里庄 | Today Fuli Township | |
Savage land | 蕃地 | Today Zhuoxi Township |
See also
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
- Governor-General of Taiwan
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
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