Kaohsiung

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 DistrictNánzǐ QūKaohsiung左營區Zuoying DistrictZuǒyíng QūKaohsiung三民區Sanmin DistrictSānmín QūKaohsiung鼓山區Gushan DistrictGǔshān QūKaohsiung鹽埕區Yancheng DistrictYánchéng QūKaohsiung前金區Cianjin DistrictQiánjīn QūKaohsiung新興區Sinsing DistrictXīnxīng QūKaohsiung苓雅區Lingya DistrictLíngyǎ QūKaohsiung前鎮區Cianjhen DistrictQiánzhèn QūKaohsiung旗津區Cijin DistrictQíjīn QūKaohsiung小港區Siaogang DistrictXiǎogǎng QūKaohsiung/Fongshan鳳山區Fongshan DistrictFèngshān QūFongshan大寮區Daliao DistrictDàliáo QūFongshan鳥松區Niaosong DistrictNiǎosōng QūFongshan仁武區Renwu DistrictRénwǔ QūFongshan林園區Linyuan DistrictLínyuán QūFongshan大樹區Dashu DistrictDàshù QūFongshan大社區Dashe DistrictDàshè QūFongshan岡山區Gangshan DistrictGāngshān QūGangshan路竹區Lujhu DistrictLùzhú QūGangshan橋頭區Ciaotou DistrictQiáotóu QūGangshan梓官區Zihguan DistrictZǐguān QūGangshan彌陀區Mituo DistrictMítuó QūGangshan永安區Yong'an DistrictYǒngān QūGangshan茄萣區Cieding DistrictQiédìng QūGangshan湖內區Hunei DistrictHúnèi QūGangshan阿蓮區Alian DistrictĀlián QūGangshan田寮區Tianliao DistrictTiánliáo QūGangshan燕巢區Yanchao DistrictYàncháo QūGangshan旗山區Cishan DistrictQíshān QūCishan美濃區Meinong DistrictMěinóng QūCishan內門區Neimen DistrictNèimén QūCishan杉林區Shanlin DistrictShānlín QūCishan甲仙區Jiasian DistrictJiǎxiān QūCishan六龜區Liouguei DistrictLiùguī QūCishan桃源區Tauyuan DistrictTáoyuán QūIndigenous District茂林區Maolin DistrictMàolín QūIndigenous District那瑪夏區Namasia DistrictNàmǎxià QūIndigenous 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

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