Takao Prefecture
| Takao Prefecture 高雄州 |
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| たかおしゅう Takaoshū | |||||
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| Capital | Takao City | ||||
| Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule | ||||
| • | Established | September 1920 | |||
| • | Takao upgraded to city | 1924 | |||
| • | Pescadores transferred to Hōko Prefecture | 1926 | |||
| • | Heitō upgraded to city | 1933 | |||
| • | Disestablished | October 1945 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1941 | 5,721.8674 km2(2,209 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1941 | 930,383 | |||
| Density | 162.6 /km2 (421.1 /sq mi) | ||||
| Political subdivisions | 2 cities (市) 7 districts (郡) |
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| Today part of | Kaohsiung, Pingtung County | ||||
Takao Prefecture (高雄州 Takao-shū?) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts.
The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄).
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