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Kaohsiung County

Former county of Taiwan

Summary

Former county of Taiwan

FieldValue
conventional_long_nameKaohsiung County
native_name高雄縣
common_nameKaohsiung
subdivisionCounty
nationthe Republic of China
p1Takao Prefecture
s1Kaohsiung
flag_s1Flag of Kaohsiung City.svg
image_flagFlag of Kaohsiung County.svg
image_coatKaohsiung County Emblem.svg
image_mapTaiwan ROC political division map Kaohsiung County.svg
image_map_captionLocation of Kaohsiung County in Taiwan.
capitalFongshan
date_start6 December
year_start1945
date_end25 December
year_end2010
stat_year1December 2010
stat_area12792.67
stat_pop11243410
political_subdiv1 County-administered city
3 Urban townships
20 Rural townships
3 Mountain indigenous townships
todayPart of Kaohsiung (Special municipality)
flag_captionFlag of Kaohsiung County

3 Urban townships 20 Rural townships 3 Mountain indigenous townships

Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.

History

Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture (高雄州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao (Kaohsiung) and Heitō (Pingtung). The county is divided into districts (區), which come from reformed Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.

Districts in
Takao PrefectureDistricts in
Kaohsiung CountyNotes
HōzanFeng-shan
OkayamaKang-shan
KizanCh'i-shan
HeitōP'ing-tung
ChōshūCh'ao-chou
TōkōTung-kang
KōshunHeng-ch'un
Hsiung-feng
Kao-feng

On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established Pingtung County. The remaining Kaohsiung County has territory equivalent to the Hōzan (Fengshan), Okayama (Kangshan), and Kizan (Chishan) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a larger single special municipality.

Administration

The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.

  • 1 July 1957, Maya Township (瑪雅鄉) was renamed Sanmin Township (三民鄉), Yani Township (雅爾鄉) was renamed Taoyuan Township (桃源鄉), Tona Township (多納鄉) was renamed Maolin Township (茂林鄉).
  • 1 July 1972, Fengshan (鳳山鎮) reformed from an urban township to a county-administered city for its population.
  • 1 July 1979, Siaogang Township (小港鄉) merged into Kaohsiung City and reformed from a rural township to a district called Siaogang District.
  • 1 January 2008, Sanmin Township was renamed Namasia Township (那瑪夏鄉). On 25 December 2010, the county was merged with Kaohsiung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Kaohsiung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
TypeNameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaRegion
CityFongshan (Fengshan)Hōng-soaⁿFung-sânFongshan
**Urban
townships**GangshanKong-sanKông-sânGangshan
Cishan (Qishan)Kî-sanKhì-sânCishan
MeinongBi-longMî-nùng
**Rural
townships**LinyuanLîm-hn̂gLìm-yènFongshan
DaliaoToā-liâuThai-liàu
DashuToā-chhiūThai-su
DasheToā-siāThai-sa
RenwuJîn-búYìn-vú
NiaosongChiáu-chhêngTiâu-tshiùng
Ciaotou (Qiaotou)Kiô-thâuKhiâu-thèuGangshan
YanchaoIàn-châuYèn-tshâu
TianliaoChhân-liâuThièn-liàu
AlianA-lianÂ-lièn
Lujhu (Luzhu)Lō͘-tekLu-tsuk
HuneiÔ͘-lāiFù-nui
Cieding (Qieding)Ka-tiāⁿKâ-tin
Yong-an (Yong'an)Éng-anYún-ôn
MituoMî-tôMì-thò
Zihguan (Ziguan)Chú-koaⁿTsṳ́-kôn
Liouguei (Liugui)La̍k-kuLiuk-kuîCishan
Jiasian (Jiaxian)Kah-sianKap-siên
ShanlinSam-nâTsham-lìm
NeimenLāi-mn̂gNui-mùn
**Mountain
indigenous
townships**MaolinBō͘-lîmMeu-lìm
Tauyuan (Taoyuan)Thô-goânThò-ngièn
Namasia (Namaxia)NamasiaNamasia

References

References

  1. "History of Kaohsiung City Council". Kaohsiung City Council.
  2. (26 December 2010). "Taiwan sees birth of four special municipalities".
  3. "About Kaohsiung". Kaohsiung City Government.
  4. "高雄市立那瑪夏國民中學-簡介". 教育部中小學國際教育全球資訊網.
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