Kaohsiung metropolitan area

Kaohsiung metropolitan area
Kaohsiung metropolitan area
	Kaohsiung skyline
	Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°20′E / 22.633°N 120.333°E
Country	Taiwan
Major Cities	Kaohsiung
Area
• Metro	1,329.8498 km2 (513.4579 sq mi)
Population (End of June 2018)
• Metro	3,023,225
• Metro density	2,272.05/km2 (5,884.6/sq mi)

Kaohsiung metropolitan area (Chinese: 高雄都會區; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Qū) is the urban area of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.

Definition[edit]

According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government, Kaohsiung metropolitan area included the following areas:

Kaohsiung City (core city)			Pingtung County
Cianjhen District Cianjin District Ciaotou District Cijin District Cishan District Daliao District Dashu District Dashe District Fongshan District	Gangshan District Gushan District Lingya District Linyuan District Meinong District Mituo District Nanzih District Niaosong District	Renwu District Sanmin District Shanlin District Siaogang District Sinsing District Yanchao District Yancheng District Ziguan District Zuoying District	Pingtung City Linluo Township

However, since the merger of Kaohsiung City and the former Kaohsiung County on 25 December 2010, the term is no longer in official usage.^[1]

References[edit]

^ 「中華民國統計地區標準分類」自99年12月25日起停止適用 (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-04.

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[1] 「中華民國統計地區標準分類」自99年12月25日起停止適用 (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-04.

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