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 population930,383Japanese59,633Taiwanese863,313Korean5981941 (Showa 16) census.
Administrative divisions
Cities and districts In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 7 districts. Cities (市 shi)Districts (郡 gun)NameKanjiKanaNameKanjiKanaTakao City高雄市たかをしOkayama District岡山郡おかやまぐんHōzan District鳳山郡ほうざんぐん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Chōshū District潮州郡ちょうしゅうぐんTōkō District東港郡とうこうぐん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). DistrictNameKanjiNotesOkayama岡山郡Okayama town岡山街Today Gangshan District and Ciaotou DistrictEnsō village燕巣庄Today Yanchao DistrictDenryō village田寮庄Today Tianliao DistrictAren village阿蓮庄Today Alian DistrictRochiku village路竹庄Today Lujhu DistrictKonai village湖内庄Today Hunei District, Qieding DistrictMida village彌陀庄Today Mituo District, Yong'an District and Ziguan DistrictNanshi village楠梓庄Abolished in 1944, annexed into Takao City, Okayama town and Ensō villageSaei village左營庄Abolished in 1940, annexed into Takao CityHōzan鳳山郡Hōzan town鳳山街Today Fongshan DistrictKominato village小港庄Today Siaogang DistrictRinen village林園庄Today Linyuan DistrictDairyō village大寮庄Today Daliao DistrictDaiju village大樹庄Today Dashu DistrictJinbu village仁武庄Today Dashe District and Renwu DistrictTorimatsu village鳥松庄Today Niaosong DistrictKizan旗山郡Kizan town旗山街Today Cishan DistrictMino town美濃街Today Meinong DistrictRokuki village六龜庄Today Liouguei DistrictSanrin village杉林庄Today Shanlin DistrictKōsen village甲仙庄Today Jiasian DistrictNaimon village內門庄Today Neimen DistrictAboriginal Area蕃地Today Maolin District, Namasia District and Tauyuan DistrictHeitō屏東郡Chōkō village長興庄Today Changzhi Township and Linluo TownshipEnho village鹽埔庄Today Yanpu TownshipTakagi village高樹庄Today Gaoshu TownshipRikō village里港庄Today Ligang TownshipKyūkai village九塊庄Today Jiuru TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Majia Township, Sandimen Township and Wutai TownshipHeitō town屏東街Upgraded to a city in 1933. Today Pingtung CityRokuki village六龜庄Annexed into Kizan district in 1932Chōshū潮州郡Chōshū town潮州街Today Chaozhou TownshipManran village萬巒庄Today Wanluan TownshipNaiho village內埔庄Today Neipu TownshipTakeda village竹田庄Today Zhutian TownshipShinhi village新埤庄Today Xinpi TownshipHōryō village枋寮庄Today Fangliao TownshipHōzan village枋山庄Today Fangshan TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Chunri Township, Laiyi Township, Shizi Township and Taiwu TownshipTōkō東港郡Tōkō town東港街Today Donggang TownshipShin'en town新園庄Today Xinyuan Township and Kanding TownshipMantan village萬丹庄Today Wandan TownshipRinhen village林邊庄Today Linbian Township and Nanzhou TownshipKatō village佳冬庄Today Jiadong TownshipRyūkyū village琉球庄Lamay Island, today Liuqiu TownshipKōshun恒春郡Kōshun town恒春街Today Hengchun TownshipShajō village車城庄Today Checheng TownshipManshū village滿州庄Today Manzhou TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Mudan TownshipTakao高雄郡(Abolishedin 1924)Takao town高雄街Upgraded to a city in 1924Ensō village燕巣庄Annexed into Okayama district in 1924Saei village左營庄Annexed into Okayama district in 1924Nanshi village楠梓庄Annexed into Okayama district in 1924Jinbu village仁武庄Annexed into Hōzan district in 1924
See also Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945) Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan under Japanese rule Administrative divisions of the Republic of China