Cijin District (;

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POJ: ''Kî-tin-khu'') is a

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Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohs ...

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, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the

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. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles. It has a population of 26,956 as of May 2022, making it the 26th most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 18,414 people per square kilometer, or 47,692 people per square mile.

History

Cijin forms the original core of the

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

, which was established by the fisherman Hsu Ah-hua () in the mid-17th century. He realized the attractiveness of the location when he was forced to seek shelter from a

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in the

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and returned with settlers from the

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, Lee, Pai, and Pan families and an idol of the

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Ma-tsu. This was housed in a bamboo and thatch structure that formed the first Cijin Tianhou Temple. The town grew up around the temple grounds.. & HMS ''Reynard'' was wrecked near

Pratas Island Pratas Island,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also known as the Tungsha Islands or the Dongsha Islands (), is a coral island situated in the northern part of the South China Sea administered as part of Cijin District, Kao ...

on May 31, 1851. Cijin Island was once connected to the mainland at the southern tip, but in 1967, this link was severed to create a second entry point to the

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Geography

Cijin Island is long with an average width of . Two islands and one reef in the

are administered by Kaohsiung City as part of the districts Zhongxing Village: *

on Dongsha Atoll *

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Zhongzhou Reef Zhongzhou Reef also known as Ban Than Reef and Centre Cay ( Mandarin ; vi, Bãi Bàn Than) is a small coral reef on the north edge of the Tizard Bank in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea under administration by the Republic of China (Taiwan) . ...

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Cisia (Qixia), Yongan, Jhensing (Zhenxing), Ciai, Fuxing, Zhonghua, Shijian, Beishan, Nanshan, Shangzhu, Zhongzhou, Anshun and Jhongsing (Zhongxing) Villages.

Government

The councilor for Cijin District in the

Kaohsiung City Council Kaohsiung City Council () is the city council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 65 councilors, each serving a four-year term, elected using the single non-transferable vote system. Speaker and deputy speaker of ...

is Lee Chiao-ju.

Economy

Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore.

Education

Universities

* National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Junior high schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Junior High School

Elementary schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Elementary School * Kaohsiung Municipal Dashan Elementary School * Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhou Elementary School

Tourist attractions

There are numerous tourist attractions in Cijin District.

Cijin Island proper

* Cijin Old Street * Cihou Market * Cijin Tianhou Temple * Cijin Lingshui Temple *

Cihou Fort Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery () is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor. History The first fortifications were built in 1720 when Taiwan was ruled by the Manchu-led Qing ...

* Cijin Tunnel * Mount Cihou *

Cijin Shell Museum The Cijin Shell Museum () is a museum in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The original Cijin Shell Museum opened on September 11, 2000, on the second floor of the Cijin Seaside Park administration building. After the original museum b ...

* Cijin Wind Turbine Park * Cijin Beach * Kaohsiung Lighthouse * Rainbow Church *

War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall The War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall () is a memorial in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It commemorates Republic of China Armed Forces who died during the Chinese Civil War, Korean War and Pacific War. History The idea for the e ...

YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung The YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung (MOME; ) is a museum about marine exploration in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History After its rental tenure was approved by the Marine Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government on 18 January ...

Outer Islands

* Dongsha Atoll National Park *

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Cultural Park

Transportation

Cijin Island proper

The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" () connects Cijin Island at the southern tip of the island to the rest of Kaohsiung on mainland Taiwan. Cijin District is also accessible by two ferry piers, the Cijin Ferry Pier at the northern tip of the island and the Zhongzhou Ferry Pier at the middle of the island.

Outer Islands

Dongsha Airport Dongsha Airport is located on Pratas Island (Tungsha/Dongsha) in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Cijin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Uni Air offers flights from Kaohsiung once per week each Thursday, however the service is only available for Coast ...

and

Taiping Island Airport Taiping Island Airport () is an airport on Taiping Island, Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is located in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The island (named Itu Aba before 1946See Taiping Island for more information.) belongs to ...

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* {{Coord, 22.561674, 120.306998, format=dms, display=title, region:TW_type:city Barrier islands Districts of Kaohsiung

History

Geography

Administrative divisions

Government

Economy

Education

Universities

Junior high schools

Elementary schools

Tourist attractions

Cijin Island proper

Outer Islands

Transportation

Cijin Island proper

Outer Islands

See also

Notes

References

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