| Conventional Long Name: | Taitō Prefecture |
| Common Name: | Taitō |
| Subdivision: | Prefecture |
| Nation: | Empire of Japan |
| Status Text: | Taitō-chō |
| Life Span: | 1897-1952 |
| Image Map Caption: | The Taitō Prefecture government building |
| Year Start: | 1897 |
| Date End: | 25 October |
| Year End: | 1945 |
| Date Post: | 28 April 1952 |
| Event Post: | Treaty of San Francisco |
| Stat Year1: | 1941 |
| Stat Pop1: | 93.138 |
| Political Subdiv: | 3 districts (郡) |
| Today: | Taitung County |
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taitung County.[1]
| Total population | 93,138 | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 7,078 | |
| Taiwanese | 85,068 | |
| Korean | 35 | |
| Other nationalities | 957 | |
| 1941 (Showa 16) census. | ||
Before its dissolution in1945 (Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts in Taitō Prefecture.[2]
| Districts (郡 gun) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Kanji | Kana | |
| Taitō District | 臺東郡 | たいとうぐん | |
| Kanzan District | 關山郡 | かんざんぐん | |
| Shinkō District | 新港郡 | しんこうぐん | |
The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄)
| District | Name | Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taitō 臺東郡 | Taitō town | 臺東街 | Today Taitung City and eastern Beinan Township |
| Tamari village | 太麻里庄 | Today Taimali Township | |
| Daibu village | 大武庄 | Today Dawu Township | |
| Kashōtō village | 火燒島庄 | Today Lüdao Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Jinfeng Township, Lanyu Township, Daren Township and western Beinan Township | |
| Pinan village | 卑南庄 | Abolished in 1944, annexed into Taitō town. | |
| Kanzan 關山郡 | Kanzan town | 關山街 | Today Guanshan Township |
| Ikegami village | 池上庄 | Today Chishang Township | |
| Shikano village | 鹿野庄 | Today Luye Township | |
| Aboriginal Area | 蕃地 | Today Yanping Township and Haiduan Township | |
| Shinkō 新港郡 | Shinkō town | 新港街 | Today Chenggong Township |
| Nagahama village | 長濱庄 | Today Changbin Township | |
| Toran village | 都蘭庄 | Today Donghe Township |