Kaohsiung
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Kaohsiung (Cheenese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāoxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-hiông; auld names: Takao, Takow, Takau) offeecially Kaohsiung City, is ane o the five special municipalities unner the administration o the Republic o Cheenae. Locatit in soothren-westren Taiwan an facin the Taiwan Strait, Kaohsiung is the maistmuckle municipality in Taiwan at 2,947.62 km2 (1,138.08 sq mi), an second maist populous wi a population o approximately 2.77 million. Syne its stairt at 17t century, Kaohsiung haes grown frae a smaa tradin clachan, intae the political, economic, transportation, manufacturin, refinin, shipbuildin, an industries centres o soothren Taiwan. It is a global city wi sufficiency that categorised bi GaWC in 2010.[1]
Kaohsiung 高雄 | |
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| Kaohsiung City · 高雄市 | |
 Clockwise frae tap: Kaohsiung skyline, Kaohsiung Confucius Temple, Liuhe Night Market, Warld Gemmes Stadium, Port o Kaohsiung, Central Pairk Station | |
| Eik-name(s): The Harbor Ceety (Gangdu), The Maritime Caipital, The Watterfront Ceety | |
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 Satellite image o Kaohsiung | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°16′E / 22.633°N 120.267°ECoordinates: 22°38′N 120°16′E / 22.633°N 120.267°E | |
| Kintra | Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan) |
| Region | Soothren Taiwan |
| Ceety seat | Lingya Destrict |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Han Kuo-yu (KMT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2946.2527 km2 (1,137.5545 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,769,072 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Rank 2 | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 800–852 |
| Area code(s) | (0)7 |
| Destricts | 38 |
| Website | www.kcg.gov.tw/EN |
Sister cities an twin touns
eeditKaohsiung is twinned wi the followin locations.
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References
eedit- ↑ "The World According to GaWC 2010". Archived frae the original on 24 Mey 2012. Retrieved 17 Mairch 2013.