Kaohsiung City



Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese: 高雄市, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the third largest city of Taiwan, after Taipei City and Taichung City, and the main city in Southern Taiwan.

Subdivisions
Kaohsiung is divided originally into 11 districts, after the administrative division's adjustment in 2010, the subdivisions of Kaohsiung has increased to 38 districts, most of them are added from the former county of Kaohsiung.

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)

Related pages

 * List of counties of Republic of China
 * Taipei City (The largest city in Taiwan)
 * Keelung City