Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung 高雄市
Special municipality
Flag Seal
Kaohsiung in the Taiwan islands
Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°16′E
Country	Taiwan
Districts	38 Yancheng Gushan Zuoying Nanzih Sanmin Sinsing Cianjin Lingya Cianjhen Cijin Siaogang Fongshan Linyuan Daliao Dashu Dashe Renwu Niaosong Gangshan Ciaotou Yanchao Tianliao Alian Lujhu Hunei Cieding Yong'an Mituo Ziguan Cishan Meinong Liouguei Jiasian Shanlin Neimen Maolin Taoyuan Namasia
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

Kaohsiung City
"Kaohsiung" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese	高雄市
Literal meaning	Japanese transcription of an old Siraya name
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gāoxióng Shì Bopomofo ㄍㄠ   ㄒㄩㄥˊ   ㄕˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Gaushyong Shyh Wade–Giles Kao¹-hsiung² Shih⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Gaosyóng Shìh Yale Romanization Gāusyúng Shr̀ MPS2 Gāushiúng Shr̀ IPA [káu.ɕʊ̌ŋ ʂɻ̩̂] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Kô-hiùng-sṳ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gou1hung4 Si5 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ko-hiông-chhī Tâi-lô Ko-hiông-tshī
Japanese name
Kanji	高雄市
Kana	たかおし
Transcriptions Romanization Takao-shi

Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese: 高雄市, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the third largest city of Taiwan, after New Taipei City and Taichung City, and the main city in Southern Taiwan.

History

In 2014, 32 people were killed by a series of explosions. In 2021, 46 people were killed in a fire.

Subdivisions

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
楠梓區	Nanzih District	Nánzǐ Qū	Kaohsiung
左營區	Zuoying District	Zuǒyíng Qū	Kaohsiung
三民區	Sanmin District	Sānmín Qū	Kaohsiung
鼓山區	Gushan District	Gǔshān Qū	Kaohsiung
鹽埕區	Yancheng District	Yánchéng Qū	Kaohsiung
前金區	Cianjin District	Qiánjīn Qū	Kaohsiung
新興區	Sinsing District	Xīnxīng Qū	Kaohsiung
苓雅區	Lingya District	Língyǎ Qū	Kaohsiung
前鎮區	Cianjhen District	Qiánzhèn Qū	Kaohsiung
旗津區	Cijin District	Qíjīn Qū	Kaohsiung
小港區	Siaogang District	Xiǎogǎng Qū	Kaohsiung/Fongshan
鳳山區	Fongshan District	Fèngshān Qū	Fongshan
大寮區	Daliao District	Dàliáo Qū	Fongshan
鳥松區	Niaosong District	Niǎosōng Qū	Fongshan
仁武區	Renwu District	Rénwǔ Qū	Fongshan
林園區	Linyuan District	Línyuán Qū	Fongshan
大樹區	Dashu District	Dàshù Qū	Fongshan
大社區	Dashe District	Dàshè Qū	Fongshan
岡山區	Gangshan District	Gāngshān Qū	Gangshan
路竹區	Lujhu District	Lùzhú Qū	Gangshan
橋頭區	Ciaotou District	Qiáotóu Qū	Gangshan
梓官區	Zihguan District	Zǐguān Qū	Gangshan
彌陀區	Mituo District	Mítuó Qū	Gangshan
永安區	Yong'an District	Yǒngān Qū	Gangshan
茄萣區	Cieding District	Qiédìng Qū	Gangshan
湖內區	Hunei District	Húnèi Qū	Gangshan
阿蓮區	Alian District	Ālián Qū	Gangshan
田寮區	Tianliao District	Tiánliáo Qū	Gangshan
燕巢區	Yanchao District	Yàncháo Qū	Gangshan
旗山區	Cishan District	Qíshān Qū	Cishan
美濃區	Meinong District	Měinóng Qū	Cishan
內門區	Neimen District	Nèimén Qū	Cishan
杉林區	Shanlin District	Shānlín Qū	Cishan
甲仙區	Jiasian District	Jiǎxiān Qū	Cishan
六龜區	Liouguei District	Liùguī Qū	Cishan
桃源區	Tauyuan District	Táoyuán Qū	Indigenous District
茂林區	Maolin District	Màolín Qū	Indigenous District
那瑪夏區	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)

Related pages

• List of counties of Republic of China
• Taipei City (The largest city in Taiwan)
• Keelung City