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Taitō Prefecture臺東廳
Taitō-chō
1897-1952
The Taitō Prefecture government building
Population
• 1941	93.138
Historical era	Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Established	1897
• Disestablished	25 October 1945
• Treaty of San Francisco	28 April 1952
Political subdivisions	3 districts (郡)
Today part of	Taitung County

Taitō Prefecture (臺東廳, Taitō-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taitung County.

Population

Administrative divisions

Cities and Districts

Before its dissolution in1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts in Taitō Prefecture.

Towns and Villages

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

See also

• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
• Governor-General of Taiwan
• Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

References

1. 王世慶 (1991-06-30). 重修臺灣省通志．卷七：政治志建置沿革篇 (in Chinese). Vol. 7. 國史館臺灣文獻館. p. 331.
2. Operations, United States Office of the Chief of Naval (1944). Taiwan (Formosa) Karenko and Taito Provinces. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department. p. 24.

• States and territories established in 1897
• States and territories disestablished in 1945
• 1897 establishments in Taiwan
• Former prefectures of Japan in Taiwan
• Taitung County
• States and territories disestablished in 1952