The basic divisions from the "Taiwan Bao" maps are formed by machi and sho-the smallest administrative units during the Japanese occupation. The machi (towns) were more populated urban centers, whereas sho (villages) were rural places with sizes similar to today's villages.
這裡的行政區劃是以日據時代「台灣堡圖」裡的各街庄（日據時期最基本的行政單位，「街」為較熱鬧的市集、「庄」為農業區域，面積大小近似今天的「村」）界線為基礎，重建繪製而成的，其中大有文章！