# Taichū Prefecture

Taichū Prefecture (台中州, Taichū-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Japanese Taiwan. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taichung City, Changhua County and Nantou County. It is also the origin of the name of modern-day Taichung. The Taichū Prefecture was the scene of the 1930 Musha Incident, the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Japanese Taiwan.

## Population

Population statistics of permanent residents in Taichū Prefecture in 1941:
| Total population | 1,380,187 |
| Japanese | 46,371 |
| Taiwanese | 1,329,620 |
| Koreans | 333 |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. ||

## Administrative divisions
### Cities and Districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 11 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 |
| Taichū City | 台中市 | たいちゅうし | Daiton District | 大屯郡 | だいとんぐん |
| Taichū City | 台中市 | たいちゅうし | Toyohara District | 豐原郡 | とよはらぐん |
| Taichū City | 台中市 | たいちゅうし | Tōsei District | 東勢郡 | とうせいぐん |
| Taichū City | 台中市 | たいちゅうし | Taikō District | 大甲郡 | たいこうぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Shōka District | 彰化郡 | しょうかぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Inrin District | 員林郡 | いんりんぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Hokuto District | 北斗郡 | ほくとぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Nantō District | 南投郡 | なんとうぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Niitaka District | 新高郡 | にいたかぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Nōkō District | 能高郡 | のうこうぐん |
| Shōka City | 彰化市 | しょうかし | Takeyama District | 竹山郡 | たけやまぐん |

### Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Ōsato village | 大里庄 | Today Dali District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Muhō village | 霧峰庄 | Today Wufeng District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Taihei village | 太平庄 | Today Taiping District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Hokuton village | 北屯庄 | Today Beitun District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Seiton village | 西屯庄 | Today Xitun District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Nanton village | 南屯庄 | Today Nantun District |
| Daiton 大屯郡 | Ujitsu village | 烏日庄 | Today Wuri District |
| Toyohara 豐原郡 | Toyohara town | 豐原街 | Today Fengyuan District |
| Toyohara 豐原郡 | Kamioka village | 神岡庄 | Today Shengang District |
| Toyohara 豐原郡 | Daiga village | 大雅庄 | Today Daya District |
| Toyohara 豐原郡 | Naiho village | 內埔庄 | Today Houli District |
| Toyohara 豐原郡 | Tanshi village | 潭子庄 | Today Tanzi District |
| Tōsei 東勢郡 | Tōsei town | 東勢街 | Today Dongshi District |
| Tōsei 東勢郡 | Ishioka village | 石岡庄 | Today Shigang District |
| Tōsei 東勢郡 | Shinsha village | 新社庄 | Today Xinshe District |
| Tōsei 東勢郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Heping District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Taikō town | 大甲街 | Today Dajia District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Kiyomizu town | 清水街 | Today Qingshui District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Gosei town | 梧棲街 | Today Wuqi District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Gaiho village | 外埔庄 | Today Waipu District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Daian village | 大安庄 | Today Da'an District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Sharoku village | 沙鹿庄 | Today Shalu District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Tatsui village | 龍井庄 | Today Longjing District |
| Taikō 大甲郡 | Taito village | 大肚庄 | Today Dadu District |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Rokkō town | 鹿港街 | Today Lukang Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Wabi town | 和美街 | Today Hemei Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Sensai village | 線西庄 | Today Xianxi Township and Shengang Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Fukkō village | 福興庄 | Today Fuxing Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Shūsui village | 秀水庄 | Today Xiushui Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Kadan village | 花壇庄 | Today Huatan Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Fun'en village | 芬園庄 | Today Fenyuan Township |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Shōka town | 彰化街 | Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Changhua City |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Ōtake village | 大竹庄 | Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City |
| Shōka 彰化郡 | Nankaku village | 南郭庄 | Abolished in 1933, annexed into Shōka City |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Inrin town | 員林街 | Today Yuanlin Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Keiko town | 溪湖街 | Today Xihu Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Tanaka town | 田中街 | Today Tianzhong Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Ōmura village | 大村庄 | Today Dacun Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Hoen village | 埔鹽庄 | Today Puyan Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Hashin village | 坡心庄 | Today Puxin Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Eisei village | 永靖庄 | Today Yongjing Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Shatō village | 社頭庄 | Today Shetou Township |
| Inrin 員林郡 | Nisui village | 二水庄 | Today Ershui Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Hokuto town | 北斗街 | Today Yuanlin Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Jirin town | 二林街 | Today Erlin Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Tao village | 田尾庄 | Today Tianwei Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Hitō village | 埤頭庄 | Today Pitou Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Sunayama village | 沙山庄 | Today Fangyuan Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Ōshiro village | 大城庄 | Today Dacheng Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Chikutō village | 竹塘庄 | Today Zhutang Township |
| Hokuto 北斗郡 | Keishū village | 溪州庄 | Today Xizhou Township |
| Nantō 南投郡 | Nantō town | 南投街 | Today Nantou City |
| Nantō 南投郡 | Sōton town | 草屯街 | Today Caotun Township |
| Nantō 南投郡 | Chūryō village | 中寮庄 | Today Zhongliao Township |
| Nantō 南投郡 | Nama village | 名間庄 | Today Mingjian Township |
| Niitaka 新高郡 | Shūshū town | 集集街 | Today Jiji Township and Shuili Township |
| Niitaka 新高郡 | Gyochi village | 魚池庄 | Today Yuchi Township |
| Niitaka 新高郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Xinyi Township |
| Nōkō 能高郡 | Hori town | 埔里街 | Today Puli Township |
| Nōkō 能高郡 | Kokusei village | 國姓庄 | Today Guoxing Township |
| Nōkō 能高郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Ren'ai Township |
| Takeyama 竹山郡 | Takeyama town | 竹山街 | Today Zhushan Township |
| Takeyama 竹山郡 | Shikatani village | 鹿谷庄 | Today Lugu Township |