Kaohsiung
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Key facts
- Political division.imagesize
- 300px
- Political division.name
- Kaohsiung City
- Political division.other_name
- Takau, Takao, Takow
- Political division.settlement_type
- Special municipality
- Political division.image_flag
- Flag of Kaohsiung City.svg
- Political division.image_seal
- Emblem of Kaohsiung City.svg
- Political division.seal_type
- Logo (stylized form of )
- Political division.etymology
- Takao Prefecture
- Political division.nickname
- The Harbor City (Gǎngdū), The Maritime Capital, The Waterfront City
- Political division.mapframe
- yes
- Political division.mapframe zoom
- 7
- Political division.mapframe wikidata
- yes
Key dates
- Inception
- 25 December 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- port city
- Part of
- Southern Taiwan
- Official name
- 高雄市
- Country
- Taiwan
- Located in
- Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Contains
- Namasia District
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- +2713032
- Area
- +2951.8524
- Elevation
- +9
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
Article
52 sectionsContents
- Etymology<span class="anchor" id="Names"></span><span class="anchor" id="Toponymy"></span>
- History
- Early history
- Dutch Formosa
- Qing dynasty
- Japanese rule
- Republic of China
- Geography
- Climate
- Cityscape
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Han Chinese
- Indigenous peoples
- Other ethnicities
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Future investment
- Culture
- Tourism
- Natural attractions
- Historical sites
- Museums
- Parks and zoos
- Other
- Languages
- Arts
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Taoism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Politics
- Government
- Subdivisions
- Notable people
- Transportation
- Port of Kaohsiung
- Kaohsiung International Airport
- Rapid transit
- Circular Light Rail
- Railway
- High Speed Railway
- Sports
- Education
- Conferences and events
- Sister cities and friendship cities
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Words in native languages
- References
- External links
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of making it the largest city in Taiwan by area. Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.72 million people. It is Taiwan's third most populous city and the largest city in southern Taiwan.
Founded in the 17th century as a small trading village named Tancoia, a name of uncertain origins, the city has since grown into the economic center of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Sufficiency" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan.