Kaohsiung City
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Kaohsiung (Traditional Chinese:高雄市, TongYong PinYin: GaoSyóng, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the second largest city of Taiwan and the main town in Southern Taiwan.
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[edit] Subdivisions
Kaohsiung is divided into 11 districts:
[edit] The Old City
- Cijin (旗津區)
- Gushan (鼓山區)
- Yancheng (鹽埕區)
- Zuoying (左營區)
[edit] Downtown
- Sinsing (新興區)
- Cianjin (前金區)
- Lingya (苓雅區)
[edit] Other
- Sanmin (三民區)
- Nanzih (楠梓區)
- Cianjhen (前鎮區)
- Siaogang (小港區)
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)
[edit] See Also
- List of counties of Republic of China
- Taipei City (The largest city in Taiwan)
- Keelung City
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