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Encyclopedia > Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County
高雄縣
Image:Kaohsiung County emblem.jpg
Kaohsiung County emblem

Abbreviation: ?
Capital Fongshan City
Region Southern Taiwan
County magistrate Yang Ch'iu-hsing (楊秋興)

Area

Ranked 4 of 18

 - Total
 - % water

2,792.66 km²
?%

Population

Ranked 5 of 18

 - Total (April 2004)
 - Density

1,237,501
443/km²
Cities: ?
Townships: ?
County flower: Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
County tree: Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
County bird: Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonica)
Image:Kaohsiung_County_location.png

Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It encloses Kaohsiung City.


External links

  • Government website (http://www.kscg.gov.tw/webmap/webmap.htm) | (English) (http://www.kscg.gov.tw/kcsg-eng/index.html)


Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City
Counties: Taiwan Province: Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County
Fujian Province: Kinmen County | Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities: Taiwan Province: Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City

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Kaohsiung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1032 words)
Kaohsiung can refer to either Kaohsiung City, which is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China, or Kaohsiung County, which is administered as part of Taiwan Province.
Kaohsiung is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, the climate is tropical with average temperatures ranging from between 18.6 and 28.7 degrees Celsius, and average humidity between 60 and 81%.
Kaohsiung was upgraded to a municipality on July 1, 1979, by the Executive Yuan, which approved this proposal on November 19, 1978.
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