# Takao Prefecture

Takao Prefecture (高雄州, Takao-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.

## Population

| Total population | 930,383 |
| Japanese | 59,633 |
| Taiwanese | 863,313 |
| Korean | 598 |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. ||

## Administrative divisions
### Cities and districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 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 |
| Takao City | 高雄市 | たかをし | Okayama District | 岡山郡 | おかやまぐん |
| Takao City | 高雄市 | たかをし | Hōzan District | 鳳山郡 | ほうざんぐん |
| Takao City | 高雄市 | たかをし | Kizan District | 旗山郡 | きざんぐん |
| Heitō City | 屏東市 | へいとうし | Heitō District | 屏東郡 | へいとうぐん |
| Heitō City | 屏東市 | へいとうし | Chōshū District | 潮州郡 | ちょうしゅうぐん |
| Heitō City | 屏東市 | へいとうし | Tōkō District | 東港郡 | とうこうぐん |
| Heitō City | 屏東市 | へいとうし | Kōshun District | 恒春郡 | こうしゅんぐん |

### Towns and villages

The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄).
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Okayama town | 岡山街 | Today Gangshan District and Ciaotou District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Ensō village | 燕巣庄 | Today Yanchao District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Denryō village | 田寮庄 | Today Tianliao District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Aren village | 阿蓮庄 | Today Alian District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Rochiku village | 路竹庄 | Today Lujhu District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Konai village | 湖内庄 | Today Hunei District, Qieding District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Mida village | 彌陀庄 | Today Mituo District, Yong'an District and Ziguan District |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Nanshi village | 楠梓庄 | Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao City, Okayama town and Ensō village |
| Okayama 岡山郡 | Saei village | 左營庄 | Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao City |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Hōzan town | 鳳山街 | Today Fongshan District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Kominato village | 小港庄 | Today Siaogang District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Rinen village | 林園庄 | Today Linyuan District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Dairyō village | 大寮庄 | Today Daliao District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Daiju village | 大樹庄 | Today Dashu District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Jinbu village | 仁武庄 | Today Dashe District and Renwu District |
| Hōzan 鳳山郡 | Torimatsu village | 鳥松庄 | Today Niaosong District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Kizan town | 旗山街 | Today Cishan District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Mino town | 美濃街 | Today Meinong District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Rokuki village | 六龜庄 | Today Liouguei District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Sanrin village | 杉林庄 | Today Shanlin District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Kōsen village | 甲仙庄 | Today Jiasian District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Naimon village | 內門庄 | Today Neimen District |
| Kizan 旗山郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Maolin District, Namasia District and Tauyuan District |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Chōkō village | 長興庄 | Today Changzhi Township and Linluo Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Enho village | 鹽埔庄 | Today Yanpu Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Takagi village | 高樹庄 | Today Gaoshu Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Rikō village | 里港庄 | Today Ligang Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Kyūkai village | 九塊庄 | Today Jiuru Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Majia Township, Sandimen Township and Wutai Township |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Heitō town | 屏東街 | Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Pingtung City |
| Heitō 屏東郡 | Rokuki village | 六龜庄 | Annexed into Kizan district in 1932 |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Chōshū town | 潮州街 | Today Chaozhou Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Manran village | 萬巒庄 | Today Wanluan Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Naiho village | 內埔庄 | Today Neipu Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Takeda village | 竹田庄 | Today Zhutian Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Shinhi village | 新埤庄 | Today Xinpi Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Hōryō village | 枋寮庄 | Today Fangliao Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Hōzan village | 枋山庄 | Today Fangshan Township |
| Chōshū 潮州郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Chunri Township, Laiyi Township, Shizi Township and Taiwu Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Tōkō town | 東港街 | Today Donggang Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Shin'en town | 新園庄 | Today Xinyuan Township and Kanding Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Mantan village | 萬丹庄 | Today Wandan Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Rinhen village | 林邊庄 | Today Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Katō village | 佳冬庄 | Today Jiadong Township |
| Tōkō 東港郡 | Ryūkyū village | 琉球庄 | Lamay Island, today Liuqiu Township |
| Kōshun 恒春郡 | Kōshun town | 恒春街 | Today Hengchun Township |
| Kōshun 恒春郡 | Shajō village | 車城庄 | Today Checheng Township |
| Kōshun 恒春郡 | Manshū village | 滿州庄 | Today Manzhou Township |
| Kōshun 恒春郡 | Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Mudan Township |
| Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) | Takao town | 高雄街 | Upgraded to a city in 1924 |
| Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) | Ensō village | 燕巣庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 |
| Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) | Saei village | 左營庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 |
| Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) | Nanshi village | 楠梓庄 | Annexed into Okayama district in 1924 |
| Takao 高雄郡 (Abolished in 1924) | Jinbu village | 仁武庄 | Annexed into Hōzan district in 1924 |