Shinchiku Prefecture



Shinchiku Prefecture (新竹州) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.

Cities and districts
In 1945 (Showa 20), there were 1 city and 8 districts under Shinchiku Prefecture.

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

Shintō shrines

 * Shinchiku Shrine
 * Tsūshō Shrine
 * Tōen Shrine (now Taoyuan County Martyr's Shrine)
 * Byōritsu Shrine
 * Chūreki Shrine
 * Tōfun Shrine
 * Chikunan Shrine
 * Taigo Shrine
 * Chikutō Shrine

Famous people
List of notable people born in Shinchiku Prefecture during Japanese rule:
 * Peter Huang 黄文雄 (independence activist, social commentator in Japan, chairman of Amnesty International Taiwan in the late 2000s) (born 2 October 1937)
 * Sheu Yuan-dong 許遠東 (politician, 14th governor of Taiwan's central bank) (born 22 May 1927, died 16 February 1998 in the crash of China Airlines Flight 676)