Takao Prefecture

Takao Prefecture
高雄州
たかおしゅう Takaoshū
1920–1945

A pre-1924 map of Takao Prefecture
CapitalTakao City
Area 
• 1941
5,721.8674 km2 (2,209.2254 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
930,383
Historical eraTaiwan 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 subdivisions2 cities (市)
7 districts (郡)
Succeeded by
Kaohsiung County
Pingtung County
Today part ofKaohsiung, Pingtung County
Takao Prefecture government office

Takao Prefecture (高雄, 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.