Hōko Prefecture

The Hōko Prefecture government building and now serves as the Penghu County Government building.

Hōko Prefecture (澎湖廳 Hōko-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation from 1895 until 1945. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Penghu County.

Population

Total population69,387
Japanese3,619
Taiwanese65,694
Korean74
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Subprefectures

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 subprefectures.

Subprefectures (支廳 shichō)
NameKanjiKana
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 are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
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
Taisho village大嶼庄Today Qimei Township

See also


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