Taichū Prefecture

Taichū Prefecture (台中州) was one of the administrative divisions of Japanese Taiwan. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taichung City, Changhua County and Nantou County. It is also the origin of the name of modern-day Taichung. The Taichū Prefecture was the scene of the 1930 Musha Incident, the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Japanese Taiwan.

Population
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taichū Prefecture in 1941:

Cities and Districts
In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 2 cities and 11 districts.

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