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{{Short description|Administrative division of Taiwan under Japanese rule}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| native_name            = {{nobold|臺北州}}
| conventional_long_name = Taihoku Prefecture
| common_name            = Taihoku
| subdivision            = Prefecture
| nation                 = the [[Empire of Japan]]
| status_text            = Taihoku-shū
| capital                = [[Taipei|Taihoku City]]
| life_span              = 1920-1952
| latd                   = 
| latm                   = 
| latNS                  = 
| longd                  = 
| longm                  = 
| longEW                 = 
| national_motto         = 
| national_anthem        = 
| image_map              = 大島久滿次.jpg
| image_map_caption      = Taihoku Prefecture government building<br/>(now the [[Control Yuan]] building)
| era                    = {{nowrap|[[Taiwan under Japanese rule]]}}
| date_start             = September
| year_start             = 1920
| event1                 = Kīrun upgraded to city
| date_event1            = 1924
| event2                 = Gilan upgraded to city
| date_event2            = 1940
| date_end               = October 25
| year_end               = 1945
| date_post              = 28 April 1952
| event_post             = [[Treaty of San Francisco|Japanese claim relinquished]]
| stat_year1             = 1941
| stat_area1             = 4594.24
| stat_pop1              = 1,140,530
| political_subdiv       = 3 cities (市)<br/>9 districts (郡)
| today                  = [[Keelung]], [[New Taipei]], [[Taipei]], [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
| demonym                = 
}}

[[File:Taihoku Prefecture.svg|thumb|Taihoku Prefecture]]

'''Taihoku Prefecture''' (臺北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of [[Taiwan]] created in 1920, during [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]]. The prefecture consisted of modern-day [[Keelung]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Taipei]] and [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]. Its government office, which is now occupied by the [[Control Yuan]] of Taiwan, was in Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei).

== Population ==
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taihoku Prefecture in 1941:
{|class=wikitable
! Classification!! Population
|-
| Mainland Japanese ||align=right | 153,928
|-
| Taiwanese || align=right | 1,053,372
|-
| Koreans || align=right | 1,051
|-
| Others || align=right | 25,531
|-
| '''Total'''|| align=right | '''1,233,882'''
|}

== Administrative divisions ==

===Cities and districts===
There were 3 cities and 9 districts under Taihoku Prefecture.

{|class=wikitable
! colspan="4" |Cities (市 ''shi'')!! colspan="4" |Districts (郡 ''gun'')
|-
!Name!![[Kanji]]!![[Kana]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]!!Name!![[Kanji]]!![[Kana]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
|-
|rowspan=5|Taihoku City||rowspan=5|台北市|| rowspan="5" |たいほくし
| rowspan="5" |''Taihoku-shi''||Shichisei District||七星郡||しちせいぐん
|''Shichisei-gun''
|-
|Shinshō District||新莊郡||しんしょうぐん
|''Shinshō-gun''
|-
|Kaizan District||海山郡||かいざんぐん
|''Kaizan-gun''
|-
|Bunzan District||文山郡||ぶんさんぐん
|''Bunzan-gun''
|-
|Tansui District||淡水郡||たんすいぐん
|''Tansui-gun''
|-
|Kīrun City||基隆市||きいるんし
|''Kīrun-shi''||Kīrun District||基隆郡||きいるんぐん
|''Kīrun-gun''
|-
|rowspan=3|Giran City||rowspan=3|宜蘭市||rowspan=3|ぎらんし
| rowspan="3" |''Giran-shi''||Giran District||宜蘭郡||ぎらんぐん
|''Giran-gun''
|-
|Ratō District||羅東郡||らとうぐん
|''Ratō-gun''
|-
|Suō District||蘇澳郡||すおうぐん
|''Suō-gun''
|}

All of the cities (市 ''shi'') name in Chinese characters is carried from Japanese to Chinese.

===Towns and villages===
{|class=wikitable
!District!!Name!![[Kanji]]!![[Administrative divisions of Taiwan]]!!Note
|-
!rowspan=7|Shichisei<br>七星郡
|Shiodome town||汐止街||[[Xizhi District]] (汐止區), [[New Taipei City]]||
|-
|Shirin town||士林街||[[Shilin District]] (士林區), [[Taipei]]||
|-
|Hokutō town||北投街||[[Beitou District]] (北投區), [[Taipei]]||Upgraded from village in 1941.
|-
|rowspan=2|Naiko village
|rowspan=2|內湖庄
|| [[Nangang District, Taipei|Nangang District]] (南港區), [[Taipei]]
||
|-
|| [[Neihu District]] (內湖區), [[Taipei]]
||
|-style="color:grey;"
|rowspan=2|Matsuyama village
|rowspan=2|松山庄
|[[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan District]] (松山區), [[Taipei]]
|rowspan=2|Incorporated into [[Taipei|Taihoku City]] in 1938.
|- style="color:grey;"
|[[Xinyi District, Taipei|Xinyi District]] (信義區), [[Taipei]]
|-
! rowspan="6" |Shinshō<br>新莊郡
| rowspan="2" |Shinshō town
| rowspan="2" |新莊街
|[[Taishan District, New Taipei|Taishan District]] (泰山區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|[[Xinzhuang District]] (新莊區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Roshū village
|rowspan=2|鷺洲庄
|[[Luzhou District, New Taipei|Luzhou District]] (蘆洲區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|[[Sanchong District]] (三重區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Goko village||五股庄||[[Wugu District]] (五股區), [[New Taipei City]]||
|-
|Rinkō village||林口庄||[[Linkou District]] (林口區), [[New Taipei City]]||
|-
!rowspan=7|Kaizan<br>海山郡
|Itahashi town
|板橋街
|[[Banqiao District]] (板橋區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Ōka town
|rowspan=2|鶯歌街
|[[Shulin District]] (樹林區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|[[Yingge District]] (鶯歌區), [[New Taipei City]]
|-
|Sankyō town
|三峽街
|[[Sanxia District]] (三峽區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Chūwa village
|rowspan=2|中和庄
|[[Yonghe District]] (永和區), [[New Taipei City]] 
|
|-
|[[Zhonghe District]] (中和區), [[New Taipei City]] 
|
|-
|Dojō village
|土城庄
|[[Tucheng District]] (土城區), [[New Taipei City]] 
|
|-
! rowspan="6" |Bunsan<br>文山郡
|Shinten town||新店街||[[Xindian District]] (新店區), [[New Taipei City]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Shinkō village|| rowspan="2" |深坑庄||[[Shenkeng District]] (深坑區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|[[Wenshan District]] (文山區), [[Taipei]]
|
|-
|Sekitei village||石碇庄||[[Shiding District]] (石碇區),  [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Heirin village||坪林庄||[[Pinglin District]] (坪林區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||[[Wulai District]] (烏來區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
! rowspan="4" |Tansui<br>淡水郡
|Tansui town||淡水街||[[Tamsui District]] (淡水區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Hachiri village||八里庄||[[Bali District]] (八里區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Sanshi village||三芝庄||[[Sanzhi District]] (三芝區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Sekimon village||石門庄||[[Shimen District]] (石門區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
! rowspan="9" |Kiryū<br>基隆郡
|Zuihō town||瑞芳街||[[Ruifang District]] (瑞芳區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Banri village||萬里庄||[[Wanli District, New Taipei|Wanli District]] (萬里區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Kanayama village||金山庄||[[Jinshan District, New Taipei|Jinshan District]] (金山區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Shichito village|| rowspan="2" |七堵庄||[[Nuannuan District, Keelung|Nuannuan District]] (暖暖區), [[Keelung]]
|
|-
|[[Qidu District]] (七堵區), [[Keelung]]
|
|-
|Kōryō village||貢寮庄||[[Gongliao District]] (貢寮區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Sōkei village||雙溪庄||[[Shuangxi District]] (雙溪區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|-
|Heikei village||平溪庄||[[Pingxi District]] (平溪區), [[New Taipei City]]
|
|- style="color:grey;"
|Kiryū town||基隆街||[[Keelung]] (基隆市)
|Upgraded to a city in 1924. 
|-
! rowspan="5" |Giran<br>宜蘭郡
|Tōi village||頭圍庄||[[Toucheng, Yilan|Toucheng Township]] (頭城鎮), 
|
|-
|Shōkei village||礁溪庄||[[Jiaoxi, Yilan|Jiaoxi Township]] (礁溪鄉), 
|
|-
|Sōi village||壯圍庄||[[Zhuangwei, Yilan|Zhuangwei Township]] (壯圍鄉), 
|
|-
|Inzan village||員山庄||[[Yuanshan, Yilan|Yuanshan Township]] (員山鄉), 
|
|- style="color:grey;"
|Giran town||宜蘭街||[[Yilan City]] (宜蘭市), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|Upgraded to a city in 1940. 
|-
! rowspan="5" |Ratō<br>羅東郡
|Ratō town||羅東街||[[Luodong|Luodong Township]] (羅東鎮), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
|Goketsu village||五結庄||[[Wujie, Yilan|Wujie Township]] (五結鄉), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
|Sansei village||三星庄||[[Sanxing, Yilan|Sanxing Township]] (三星鄉), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
|Tōzan village||冬山庄||[[Dongshan, Yilan|Dongshan Township]] (冬山鄉), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||[[Datong, Yilan|Datong Township]] (大同鄉), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Suō<br>蘇澳郡
|Suō town||蘇澳街||[[Su'ao, Yilan|Su'ao Township]] (蘇澳鎮), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|-
|Aboriginal Area||蕃地||[[Nan'ao, Yilan|Nan'ao Township]] (南澳鄉), [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
|
|}

== Buildings and establishments ==

===Hospitals===
*Taihoku Imperial University Hospital (臺北帝國大學醫學部附屬病院)
*Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan Branch Hospital (赤十字社臺灣支部病院)
*Government-General of Taiwan Monopoly Bureau Mutual Aid Association Hospital (臺灣総督府専売局共済組合病院)
*Government-General of Taiwan Railway Bureau Taihoku Railway Hospital (臺灣総督府鉭道局台北鉄道病院)
*Government-General of Taiwan Giran Hospital (臺灣総督府宜蘭病院)
*Government-General of Taiwan Kīrun Hospital (臺灣総督府基隆病院)

===Courthouses===
Courthouses in 1945 ([[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] 20)
*Supreme Court of Appeal (高等法院上告部)
*Supreme Judicial Court (高等法院覆審部)
*Taihoku Regional Court (臺北地方法院)
*Taihoku Regional Court Giran Branch (臺北地方法院宜蘭支部)

===Penitentiaries===
Penitentiaries in 1932 ([[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] 7)
*Taihoku Penitentiary (臺北刑務所)
*Taihoku Penitentiary Giran Branch (臺北刑務所宜蘭刑務支所)

===Police stations===
Police stations in 1945 ([[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] 20)
*Taihoku Prefecture Police Administrative Division (臺北州警務部)
*Taihoku Minami Police Station (臺北南警察署)
**Banka Substation (萬華分署)
*Taihoku Kita Police Station (臺北北警察署)
*Kīrun Police Station (基隆警察署)
*Kīrun Suijō Police Station (基隆水上警察署) (in Port of Kīrun)
*Giran Police Station (宜蘭警察署)
*Shichisei District Police Office (七星郡警察課)
*Tansui District Police Office (淡水郡警察課)
*Kīrun District Police Office (基隆郡警察課)
*Giran District Police Office (宜蘭郡警察課)
*Ratō District Police Office (羅東郡警察課)
*Suō District Police Office (蘇澳郡警察課)
*Bunsan District Police Office (文山郡警察課)
*Kaizan District Police Office (海山郡警察課)
*Shinshō District Police Office (新荘郡警察課)

==Weather stations==
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===Garrisons===
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===Mines===
*[[Jinguashi Mine|Kinkaseki mine]] (金瓜山鉱山) (Gold, Silver, Copper)
*Zuihō mine (瑞芳鉱山) (Gold, Silver)
*Kīrun coal mine (基隆炭鉱)
*Zuihō coal mine (瑞芳炭鉱)
*Haccho coal mine (八堵炭鉱)
*Ishisoko coal mine (石底炭鉱)
*Banri coal mine (万里炭鉱)
*Tokukō Taihoku coal mine (徳興台北炭鉱)
*Kuangsui sulfur mine (大礦砕鉱山)
*Fukuyama coal mine (福山炭鉱)
*Itabashi coal mine (板橋炭鉱)
*Kaizan coal mine (海山炭鉱)

===Shintō shrines===
{{main|List of Shintō shrines in Taiwan}}
*[[Taiwan Grand Shrine]]
*[[Giran Shrine]]
*[[Kīron Shrine|Kīrun Shrine]]
*{{Interlanguage link|Taiwan Martyr Shrine|ja|台湾護国神社}}
*[[Taihoku Inari Shrine]]
*[[Kenkō Shrine]]
*[[Zuihō Shrine]]
*[[Shinshō Shrine]]
*[[Ratō Shrine]]
*[[Shiodome Shrine]]
*[[Umiyama Shrine]]
*[[Tamsui Shrine]]
*[[Bunsan Shrine]]
*[[Suō Shrine]]

===National Parks===
{{Main|List of national parks in Taiwan}}
*[[Daiton National Park]] (Established on 12 December 1937)
*[[Tsugitaka Taroko National Park]] (Established on 12 December 1937)

== Forest management ==
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== Transport ==

===Rail===
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===Roads===
Designated roads in 1939 ([[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] 14)
*縦貫道路
*Taihoku Tamsui Road (台北淡水道)
*Taihoku Naiko Road (台北内湖道)
*台北和尚州道
*Taihoku Itabashi Road (台北板橋道)
*児玉町枋寮道
*台北八里庄道
*台北三張犂道
*Taihoku Shinkō Road (台北深坑道)
*Taihoku Giran Road (台北宜蘭道)
*水道町松山道
*景尾亀山道
*板橋景尾道
*枋寮土城道
*Itabashi Tōen Road (板橋桃園道)
*Itabashi Ōka Road (板橋鶯歌道)
*Shinshō Itabashi Road (新荘板橋道)
*新荘樹林道
*新荘和尚州道
*新荘淡水道
*Tamsui Kanayama Road (淡水金山道)
*北投草山道
*Shirin Kanayama Road (士林金山道)
*基隆金山道
*基隆社寮島道
*基隆礁渓道
*Giran Suō Road (宜蘭蘇澳道)
*羅東利沢簡道
*蘇澳南方澳道
*蘇澳北方澳道
*Ratō Sansei Road (羅東三星道)
*Giran Tōen Road (宜蘭桃園道)
*羅東清水道
*宜蘭東港道
*宜蘭三鬮道
*Giran Sansei Road (宜蘭三星道)
*Suō Karenkō Road (蘇澳花蓮港道)
*Hokutō Onsen Road (北投温泉道)

===Ports===
Open ports in 1938 ([[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] 13)
*Port of Kīrun (基隆港)
*Port of Tamsui (淡水港)

== Enterprise ==
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== Media ==
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== Notable people ==
List of notable people born in, or who grew up or were active in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule.
*[[Lee Teng-hui]], former president of the [[Republic of China]] (born 15 January 1923 in Sanshi village).
*[[Birei Kin]], National Policy Advisor to President [[Chen Shui-bian]], Taiwan independence activist, social commentator (born 7 February 1934).
*[[Chiang Wei-shui]], politician (8 February 1891 &ndash; 5 August 1931)
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Huang Lingzhi|zh|3=黃靈芝}}, writer.
*[[Li Mei-shu]], artist.

== See also ==
* [[Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)]]
* [[Governor-General of Taiwan]]
* [[Taiwan under Japanese rule]]

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