Tainan Prefecture

Tainan Prefecture
臺南州/台南州
Tainan-shū
1920-1952

The Tainan Prefecture government building, which now serves as the National Museum of Taiwan Literature
CapitalTainan
Population 
• 1941
1,550,695
Historical eraTaiwan under Japanese rule
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
25 October 1945
28 April 1952
Political subdivisions2 cities (市)
10 districts (郡)
Today part ofTainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County
Tainan Prefecture

Tainan Prefecture (臺南州/台南州, Tainan-shū) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, and Yunlin County.[1]

  1. ^ Clart, Philip; Crowe, Paul (2020-12-17). The People and the Dao: New Studies in Chinese Religions in Honour of Daniel L. Overmyer. Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-000-15656-0.