Niaosong District
22°39′40″N 120°22′21″E / 22.661225°N 120.372364°E / 22.661225; 120.372364
District in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan
Niaosong 鳥松區 Torimatsu | |
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District | |
Niaosong District [1] | |
Niaosong District in Kaohsiung City | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Southern Taiwan |
Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 44,469 |
Website | niaosong-en |
Niaosong District (Chinese: 鳥松區; pinyin: Niǎosōng Qū; Wade–Giles: Niao3-sung1 Ch'ü1) is a rural district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.[2]
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Niaosong was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Niaosong was upgraded to a district of the city.
Geography
It has 44,469 inhabitants in October 2023.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Diaosong, Mengli, Dahua, Dipu, Renmei, Dazhu and Huamei Village.[3]
Government institutions
- Radiation Monitoring Center
Education
- Cheng Shiu University
Tourist attractions
- Chengcing Lake
- Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium
- Dharma Drum Mountain Zi Yun Temple (法鼓山紫云寺)
- Kaohsiung Grand Hotel
- Niaosong Wetland Park
Notable natives
- Huang Shihui, writer
See also
- District (Taiwan)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niaosong District, Kaohsiung.
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¹ — Mountain indigenous district