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Hōko Prefecture澎湖廳
Hōko-chō
1895-1952
The Hōko Prefecture government building now serves as the Penghu County Government building.
Population
• 1941	69,387
Historical era	Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Established	1895
• Disestablished	25 October 1945
• Treaty of San Francisco	28 April 1952
Political subdivisions	2 subprefectures (支廳)
Today part of	Penghu County

Hōko Prefecture (澎湖廳, Hōko-chō) was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese ruling period from 1895 until 1945. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Penghu County.

Population

Administrative divisions

Subprefectures

Before its dissolution in 1945 (Shōwa 20), Hōko Prefecture consisted of 2 subprefectures.

Towns and Villages

The districts were divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)

See also

• Administrative divisions of Taiwan
• Governor-General of Taiwan
• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
• Taiwan under Japanese rule

References

1. 王, 世慶 (1991-06-30). 重修臺灣省通志．卷七：政治志建置沿革篇 (in Chinese). 國史館臺灣文獻館. p. 315.

• States and territories established in 1895
• States and territories disestablished in 1945
• 1895 establishments in Taiwan
• Former prefectures of Japan in Taiwan
• History of Penghu
• States and territories disestablished in 1952