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Kaohsiung

Cao hùng
Kaohsiung City ·Cao hùng thị
Clockwise frae tap: Kaohsiung skyline, Kaohsiung Confucius Temple, Liuhe Night Market, Warld Gemmes Stadium, Port o Kaohsiung, Central Pairk Station
Clockwise frae tap: Kaohsiung skyline, Kaohsiung Confucius Temple,Liuhe Night Market,Warld Gemmes Stadium,Port o Kaohsiung,Central Pairk Station
Eik-name(s):
The Harbor Ceety (Gangdu), The Maritime Caipital, The Watterfront Ceety
Location of Kaohsiung
Satellite image o Kaohsiung
Satellite image o Kaohsiung
Coordinates:22°38′N120°16′E/ 22.633°N 120.267°E/22.633; 120.267Coordinates:22°38′N120°16′E/ 22.633°N 120.267°E/22.633; 120.267
KintraRepublic o Cheenae(Taiwan)
RegionSoothren Taiwan
Ceety seatLingya Destrict
Govrenment
MayorHan Kuo-yu(KMT)
Area
• Total2946.2527 km2(1,137.5545 sq mi)
Population
(2010)
• Total2,769,072
• Density940/km2(2,400/sq mi)
Rank 2
Time zoneUTC+8(CST)
Postal code
800–852
Area code(s)(0)7
Destricts38
Websitewww.kcg.gov.tw/EN

Kaohsiung(Cheenese:Cao hùng;pinyin:Gāoxióng;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Ko-hiông;auld names:Takao,Takow,Takau) offeeciallyKaohsiung City,is ane o the fivespecial municipalitiesunner the administration o theRepublic o Cheenae.Locatit in soothren-westrenTaiwanan facin theTaiwan Strait,Kaohsiung is the maistmucklemunicipalityinTaiwanat 2,947.62 km2(1,138.08 sq mi), an second maist populous wi a population o approximately 2.77 million. Syne its stairt at 17t century, Kaohsiung haes grown frae a smaa tradin clachan, intae the political,economic,transportation,manufacturin,refinin,shipbuildin,anindustriescentres osoothren Taiwan.It is aglobal citywi sufficiency that categorised biGaWCin 2010.[1]

Sister cities an twin touns

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Kaohsiung istwinnedwi the followin locations.

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