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)

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