# Tainan Prefecture

Tainan Prefecture (臺南州/台南州, Tainan-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, and Yunlin County.

## Population

| Total population | 1,550,695 |
| Japanese | 53,446 |
| Taiwanese | 1,489,621 |
| Korean | 253 |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. ||

## Administrative divisions
### Cities and districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 10 districts.
| Cities (市 shi) | Cities (市 shi) | Cities (市 shi) | Districts (郡 gun) | Districts (郡 gun) | Districts (郡 gun) |
| Name | Kanji | Kana | Name | Kanji | Kana |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Niitoyo District | 新豐郡 | にいとよぐん |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Shinka District | 新化郡 | しんかぐん |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Sobun District | 曾文郡 | そぶんぐん |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Hokumon District | 北門郡 | ほくもんぐん |
| Tainan City | 臺南市 | たいなんし | Shin'ei District | 新營郡 | しんえいぐん |
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Kagi District | 嘉義郡 | かぎぐん |
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Toroku District | 斗六郡 | とろくぐん |
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Kobi District | 虎尾郡 | こびぐん |
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Hokukō District | 北港郡 | ほくこうぐん |
| Kagi City | 嘉義市 | かぎし | Tōseki District | 東石郡 | とうせきぐん |

### Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Jintoku village | 仁德庄 | Today Rende District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Kijin village | 歸仁庄 | Today Gueiren District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Kanbyō village | 關廟庄 | Today Guanmiao District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Tatsuzaki village | 龍崎庄 | Today Longci District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Eikō village | 永康庄 | Today Yongkang District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Anjun village | 安順庄 | Today Annan District |
| Niitoyo 新豐郡 | Einei village | 永寧庄 | Abolished in 1940, annexed into Tainan City and Zintoku village |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Shinka town | 新化街 | Today Sinhua District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Zenka town | 善化街 | Today Shanhua District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Shinshi village | 新市庄 | Today Sinshih District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Antei village | 安定庄 | Today Anding District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Yamakami village | 山上庄 | Today Shanshang District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Tamai village | 玉井庄 | Today Yujing District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Nansei village | 楠西庄 | Today Nansi District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Nanka village | 南化庄 | Today Nanhua District |
| Shinka 新化郡 | Sachin village | 左鎮庄 | Today Zuojhen District |
| Sobun 曽文郡 | Matō town | 麻豆街 | Today Madou District |
| Sobun 曽文郡 | Kaei village | 下營庄 | Today Xiaying District |
| Sobun 曽文郡 | Rokkō village | 六甲庄 | Today Liujia District |
| Sobun 曽文郡 | Kanden village | 官田庄 | Today Guantian District |
| Sobun 曽文郡 | Ōuchi village | 大內庄 | Today Danei District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Kari town | 佳里街 | Today Jiali District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Seikō village | 西港庄 | Today Sigang District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Shichiko village | 七股庄 | Today Cigu District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Shōgun village | 將軍庄 | Today Jiangjun District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Hokumon village | 北門庄 | Today Beimen District |
| Hokumon 北門郡 | Gakkō village | 學甲庄 | Today Syuejia District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Shin'ei town | 新營街 | Today Xinying District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Ensui town | 鹽水街 | Today Yanshuei District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Shirakawa village | 白河庄 | Today Baihe District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Ryūei village | 柳營庄 | Today Liouying District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Kōheki village | 後壁庄 | Today Houbi District |
| Shin'ei 新營郡 | Bansha village | 番社庄 | Today Dongshan District |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Tairin town | 大林街 | Today Dalin Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Mizukami village | 水上庄 | Today Shuishang Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Tamio village | 民雄庄 | Today Minxiong Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Shinkō village | 新巷庄 | Today Xingang Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Keikō village | 渓口庄 | Today Xikou Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Kōme village | 小梅庄 | Today Meishan Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Takesaki village | 竹崎庄 | Today Zhuqi Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Banro village | 番路庄 | Today Fanlu Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Chūho village | 中埔庄 | Today Zhongpu Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Taiho village | 大埔庄 | Today Dapu Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Alishan Township |
| Kagi 嘉義郡 | Kagi town | 嘉義街 | Upgraded to a city in 1930, today Chiayi City |
| Toroku 斗六郡 | Toroku town | 斗六街 | Today Douliu City and Linnei Township |
| Toroku 斗六郡 | Tonan town | 斗南街 | Today Dounan Township |
| Toroku 斗六郡 | Kokō village | 古坑庄 | Today Gukeng Township |
| Toroku 斗六郡 | Taihi village | 大埤庄 | Today Dapi Township |
| Toroku 斗六郡 | Shidō village | 莿桐庄 | Today Cihtong Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Kobi town | 虎尾街 | Today Huwei Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Seira town | 西螺街 | Today Xiluo Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Doko town | 土庫街 | Today Tuku Township and Baozhong Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Jirin village | 二崙庄 | Today Dapi Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Ronbai village | 崙背庄 | Today Lunbei Township and Mailiao Township |
| Kobi 虎尾郡 | Kaikō village | 海口庄 | Today Taixi Township and Dongshi Township |
| Hokkō 北港郡 | Hokkō town | 北港街 | Today Beigang Township |
| Hokkō 北港郡 | Kanchō village | 元長庄 | Today Yuanchang Township |
| Hokkō 北港郡 | Shiko village | 四湖庄 | Today Sihu Township |
| Hokkō 北港郡 | Kōko village | 口湖庄 | Today Kouhu Township |
| Hokkō 北港郡 | Suirin village | 水林庄 | Today Shuilin Township |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Bokushi town | 朴子街 | Today Puzi City |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Rokkyaku village | 六脚庄 | Today Lioujiao Township |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Tōseki village | 東石庄 | Today Dongshi Township |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Hotei village | 布袋庄 | Today Budai Township |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Rokusō village | 鹿草庄 | Today Lucao Township |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Taihō village | 太保庄 | Today Taibao City |
| Tōseki 東石郡 | Gichiku village | 義竹庄 | Today Yizhu Township |