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Hōko Prefecture

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Hōko Prefecture
澎湖廳
Hōko-chō
1895-1952

The Hōko Prefecture government building now serves as the Penghu County Government building.
Population 
• 1941
69,387
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
1895
• Disestablished
25 October 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions2 subprefectures (支廳)
Today part ofPenghu County
Hōko Prefecture
Traditional Chinese澎湖廳
Simplified Chinese澎湖厅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Wade–GilesP'êng Hu2 T'ing
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPhâng-fû-thang
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPhêⁿ-ô͘-thiaⁿ
Tâi-lôPhênn-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

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Total population 69,387
Japanese 3,619
Taiwanese 65,694
Korean 74
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

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Subprefectures

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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

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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
Taisho village 大嶼庄 Today Cimei Township

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.