Hōko Prefecture

Administrative division of Taiwan during the Japanese rule

Hōko Prefecture

Traditional Chinese

澎湖廳

Simplified Chinese

澎湖厅

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Wade–Giles	P'êng Hu2 T'ing
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Phâng-fû-thang
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Phêⁿ-ô͘-thiaⁿ
Tâi-lô	Phênn-ôo-thiann

Hōko Prefecture (澎湖廳, Hōko-chō) 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 population	69,387
Japanese	3,619
Taiwanese	65,694
Korean	74
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)
Name	Kanji	Kana
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)

District	Name	Kanji	Notes
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
Mōan 望安支廳	Taisho village	大嶼庄	Today Cimei Township

References

^ 王, 世慶 (1991-06-30). 重修臺灣省通志．卷七：政治志建置沿革篇 (in Chinese). 國史館臺灣文獻館. p. 315.

Former external territories (gaichi) of Japan

Karafuto (naichi after 1943)

Karafuto Civil Administration Office → Karafuto Prefecture: Toyohara Subprefecture | Ōtomari Subprefecture | Rūtaka Subprefecture | Shikuka Subprefecture | Motodomari Subprefecture | Maoka Subprefecture | Tomarioru Subprefecture | Honto Subprefecture | Esutoru Subprefecture | Ushiro Subprefecture

Governor-General

Governor-General

Hōko Prefecture

Governor

Governor-General Kantō Bureau: Dairen Civil Affairs Bureau | Ryojun Civil Affairs Bureau | Kinshū Civil Affairs Bureau | Furanten Civil Affairs Bureau | Hishika Civil Affairs Bureau