Karenkō Prefecture

The Karenkō Prefecture government building.
Karenkō Prefecture

Karenkō Prefecture (花蓮港庁 Karenkō-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hualien County.

Population

Total population153,785
Japanese20,914
Taiwanese130,720
Korean119
1941 (Showa 16) census.

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 1 city and 3 districts.

Cities (市 shi)Districts (郡 gun)
NameKanjiKanaNameKanjiKana
Karenkō City花蓮港市かれんこうしKaren District花蓮郡かれんぐん
Hōrin District鳳林郡ほうりんぐん
Tamazato District玉里郡たまざとぐん

Towns and Villages

The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

DistrictNameKanjiNotes
Karen
花蓮郡
Yoshino village吉野庄Today Ji'an Township
Kotobuki village寿庄Today Shoufeng Township
Kenkai village研海庄Today Xincheng Township
Savage land蕃地Today Xiulin Township
Karenkō town花蓮港街Upgraded to a city in 1940. Today Hualien City
Hōrin
鳳林郡
Hōrin town鳳林街Today Fenglin Township and part of Guangfu Township
Mizuho village瑞穂庄Today Ruisui Township and part of Guangfu Township
Shinsha village新社庄Today Fengbin Township
Savage land蕃地Today Wanrong Township
Tamazato
玉里郡
Tamazato town玉里街Today Yuli Township
Tomizato village富里庄Today Fuli Township
Savage land蕃地Today Zhuoxi Township

See also


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