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 Taichà « Prefecture was the scene of the 1930 Musha Incident, the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Japanese Taiwan.
Population statistics of permanent residents in Taichà « Prefecture in 1941:
In 1945 (Shà Âwa 20), there were 2 cities and 11 districts.
The districts are divided into towns (è¡Â) and villages (åºÂ)