Fongshan District
Fongshan
Hōzan, Fengshan | |
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Fongshan District[1] | |
Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°21′E / 22.633°N 120.350°E | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Municipality | Kaohsiung |
Area | |
• Total | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 356,463 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
Website | fsdo |
Fongshan District[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] (Chinese:
Although there are several industrial zones at the outskirts of the city, the major lifestyle in Fongshan seems to be very residential. Many apartments were built near the Kaohsiung city center as a result of shifting economic weight. Like most of areas in Taiwan, it also has many night markets scattered around within the city. Most of the night markets run until 2:00 am. Some of them are open on different days of a week, but some others are open all year round. Some of them are temporary, while others have become permanent establishments.
History
[edit]During the Dutch era, the current location of Fongshan was called Pongsoya (see Linbian, Pingtung), a group of eight Makatao villages and one of the most populous areas of Taiwan.
Qing Dynasty
[edit]During Qing rule, Fengshan District (Formosa) included areas south of Tainan (then called "Taiwan-fu") and west of the mountains. In 1875, the southern part of Fongshan County was separated into Hengchun District .
Empire of Japan
[edit]In 1901, during Japanese rule, Hōzan Chō (Japanese:
Republic of China
[edit]Fongshan was the capital of Kaohsiung County, and was established in 1945 as an urban township. It was upgraded to a county-administered city on 1 July 1972. On 24 December 2010, it was upgraded to a district and along with Lingya District has been the city seat of Kaohsiung City since that time.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district consists of Xiankou, Chenggong, Guangming, Xingzhong, Nanxing, Hede, Fenggang, Zhonghe, Zhenbei, Xianya, Wenying, Zhenxi, Zhentung, Beiding, Zhongzheng, Zhennan, Laoye, Ruizhu, Zhongyi, Chengyi, Xinxing, Haiguang, Zhongcheng, Xinjia, Wuhan, Zhengyi, Yijia, Fuxing, Tungmen, Ruixing, Tianxing, Xinjiang, Guotai, Fengtung, Xinfu, Guoguang, Guolong, Wende, Guobei, Caogong, Xingren, Wufu, Zhongxiao, Shengming, Hexing, Xiehe, Wenshan, Fucheng, Chengde, Sanmin, Beimen, Fujia, Nancheng, Wenhua, Dade, Wusong, Wenheng, Wenfu, Chengxin, Chengzhi, Guofu, Wuqing, Haiyang, Xinwu, Xinle, Xintai, Zhonglun, Zhongrong, Zhongmin, Erjia, Longcheng, Furong, Shanmei, Nanhe, Fuxiang and Baoan Villages.[11]
Climate
[edit]Fongshan has a tropical climate. The average temperature is 23 °C (73.4 °F). The average precipitation is 1,500 to 2,000 millimeters (59 to 79 inches).
Government institutions
[edit]Education
[edit]- National FengHsin Senior High School
- National Fengshan Senior High School
- National FongShan Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Shuangci Pavilion (Mazu) Temple
- Caogong Temple
- Chenghuang Temple
- Chenglan Fort
- Dadong Arts Center
- Dadong Wetlands Park
- Dongbian Gate
- Dongfu Bridge
- Fengshan Gongtong Market
- Fengshan Longshan Temple
- Fengshan Tiangong Temple
- Fongshan Stadium
- Fongshan Community Culture Museum
- Fongyi Tutorial Academy
- Former Japanese Navy Fongshan Communication Center
- Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra
- Pingcheng Fort
- Shuangcih Pavilion
- Syunfong Fort
- Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
- Zhonghua Street Night Market
Transportation
[edit]Roads
[edit]- National Highway No. 1
- Provincial Highway No. 1
- Provincial Highway No. 1E
- Provincial Highway No. 25
- Provincial Highway No. 88
Rails
[edit]- Fongshan West Station, Fongshan Station, Dadong Station and Fongshan Junior High School Station of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
- Fengshan railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration
Notable natives
[edit]- Chang Chun-yen, former electrical engineer and professor
- Chen Chi-chuan, Mayor of Kaohsiung (1960–1968)
- Kang Kang, singer and television host
- Lin Ching-hsuan, former writer
- Sammi Kao, singer
- Tyzen Hsiao, composer, pianist and conductor
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Administrative Districts". Kaohsiung Municipal Government. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
Fongshan District:
- ^ "Water Resources Bureau".
高雄 市 政府 Kaohsiung City Government. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.Moreover, forward command center will be established in Fongshan, Cishan, and Gangshan when typhoon or torrential rain occurs in order to aggregate information and dispatch human resources.
- ^ "Fongshan History". Welcome to Fongshan District Office. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
On December 25, 2010, Kaohsiung City and County were consolidated, and the Office was renamed as Fongshan District Office of Kaohsiung City.
- ^ "Welcome to Fongshan District First Household Registration Office, Kaohsiung City". Fongshan District First Household Registration Office. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Fongshan (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Chen Yu-fu; Jonathan Chin (19 June 2019). "Commission researches White Terror-era prisons". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
The euphemistically named "Fongshan Guesthouse" (
鳳 山 招待 所 ) in Kaoshiung's Fongshan District (鳳 山 ) is one of three intact prison facilities used in the city during the White Terror era, it said. - ^ M. Chuang (19 June 2019). "Second Wave of Dengue Cluster Infections Begins
高雄 新 增 1登 革 熱病 例 疑 群聚 疫情第 2波 ". Public Television Service. Retrieved 24 July 2019.With the outbreak spreading, Fongshan District is on high alert due to its proximity to Sanmin District. The chief of Fongshan's Guoguang Borough says the military was supposed to disinfect the borough but never showed up.
- ^ Chiu, Chuan-Hung; Wen, Tzai-Hung; Chien, Lung-Chang; Yu, Hwa-Lung (10 October 2014). "A Probabilistic Spatial Dengue Fever Risk Assessment by a Threshold-Based-Quantile Regression Method". PLoS ONE. 9 (10): e106334. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6334C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106334. PMC 4193740. PMID 25302582.
Fongshan District, located to the southeast of Kaohsiung City and covering an area of 26 km2, was the former capital of Kaohsiung County and has a population of approximately 36 000.
- ^ 1.7-
鄉 鎮市區 戶口 數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.鳳 山 區 Fongshan District 26.7590 144,316 359,835 175,699 184,136 95.42 2.49 13,447 - ^ Takekoshi (1907), p. 199-200.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27.
References
[edit]- Takekoshi, Yosaburō (1907). Japanese rule in Formosa. London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and co. OCLC 753129. OL 6986981M.