Kaohsiung
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Kaohsiung
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Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°16′E / 22.633°N 120.267°E | |
Country | Taiwan |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Chen Chi-mai |
Area | |
• Total | 2,948 km2 (1,138 sq mi) |
Population (December 31, 2020) | |
• Total | 2,765,932 |
• Density | 938.2/km2 (2,430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
Postal code | 800–852 |
Area code | 07 |
ISO 3166 code | TW-KHH |
Address | 804, Taiwan, Kaohsiung City, Gushan District |
Website | Official website |
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Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese:
History[change | change source]
In 2014, 32 people were killed by a series of explosions. In 2021, 46 people were killed in a fire.
Subdivisions[change | change source]
Kaohsiung is divided originally into 11 districts, after the administrative division's adjustment in 2010, the subdivisions of Kaohsiung has increased to 38 districts, most of them are added from the former county of Kaohsiung.
Chinese Name | English Name | Hanyu Pinyin | Traditional Region |
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Nanzih District | Nánzǐ Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Zuoying District | Zuǒyíng Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Sanmin District | Sānmín Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Gushan District | Gǔshān Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Yancheng District | Yánchéng Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Cianjin District | Qiánjīn Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Sinsing District | Xīnxīng Qū | Kaohsiung | |
苓雅 |
Lingya District | Língyǎ Qū | Kaohsiung |
Cianjhen District | Qiánzhèn Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Cijin District | Qíjīn Qū | Kaohsiung | |
Siaogang District | Xiǎogǎng Qū | Kaohsiung/Fongshan | |
Fongshan District | Fèngshān Qū | Fongshan | |
Daliao District | Dàliáo Qū | Fongshan | |
Niaosong District | Niǎosōng Qū | Fongshan | |
Renwu District | Rénwǔ Qū | Fongshan | |
Linyuan District | Línyuán Qū | Fongshan | |
Dashu District | Dàshù Qū | Fongshan | |
Dashe District | Dàshè Qū | Fongshan | |
Gangshan District | Gāngshān Qū | Gangshan | |
Lujhu District | Lùzhú Qū | Gangshan | |
Ciaotou District | Qiáotóu Qū | Gangshan | |
Zihguan District | Zǐguān Qū | Gangshan | |
Mituo District | Mítuó Qū | Gangshan | |
Yong'an District | Yǒngān Qū | Gangshan | |
Cieding District | Qiédìng Qū | Gangshan | |
Hunei District | Húnèi Qū | Gangshan | |
Alian District | Ālián Qū | Gangshan | |
Tianliao District | Tiánliáo Qū | Gangshan | |
Yanchao District | Yàncháo Qū | Gangshan | |
Cishan District | Qíshān Qū | Cishan | |
Meinong District | Měinóng Qū | Cishan | |
內門 |
Neimen District | Nèimén Qū | Cishan |
Shanlin District | Shānlín Qū | Cishan | |
Jiasian District | Jiǎxiān Qū | Cishan | |
Liouguei District | Liùguī Qū | Cishan | |
Tauyuan District | Táoyuán Qū | Indigenous District | |
Maolin District | Màolín Qū | Indigenous District | |
Namasia District | Nàmǎxià Qū | Indigenous District |
Two islands in the South China Sea are governed by Kaohsiung City and is a part of Cijin District:
- Taiping (island) (
太平 島 ) - Dongsha Islands or Pratas Islands (
東 沙 群島 )
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