| Takao Prefecture 高雄州 | |||||||||
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| たかおしゅう Takaoshū | |||||||||
| 1920–1945 | |||||||||
 A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture | |||||||||
| Capital | Takao City | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1941 | 5,721.8674 km2 (2,209.2254 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1941 | 930,383 | ||||||||
| Historical era | Taiwan under Japanese rule | ||||||||
• Established | September 1920 | ||||||||
• Takao upgraded to city | 1924 | ||||||||
• Pescadores transferred to Hōko Prefecture | 1926 | ||||||||
• Heitō upgraded to city | 1933 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | October 1945 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 2 cities (市) 7 districts (郡) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kaohsiung, Pingtung County | ||||||||
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.