Daliao District () is a suburban

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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 . Kaohsiu ...

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. Part of the

Kaohsiung metropolitan area Kaohsiung metropolitan area () is the urban area of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. Definition According to the Metropolitan areas in ROC (Taiwan)#definition, definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China, Republic of Ch ...

, it has 111,459 inhabitants as of May 2022, making it the 9th most populous district of Kaohsiung. It has a area of 71.04 square kilometers, or 27.4287 square miles, giving it a population density of 1,569 people per square kilometer, or 4,064 people per square mile. It is linked with Downtown Kaohsiung by the Orange Line of the

Kaohsiung Metro Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...

History

Daliao is reported to be the origin of the surname Changchien (張簡), the most common two syllable surname in Taiwan. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Daliao was organized as a rural township of

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of W ...

. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Daliao was upgraded to a

of the

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Administrative divisions

The district consists of Kaotan, Neikeng, Daliao, Shangliao (), Sanlong, Liuqiu, Wengyuan, Qianzhuang, Zhongzhuang, Houzhuang, Yiren, Xincuo, Guoxi, Chaoliao, Guijie, Guishe, Shanding, Zhongyi, Yongfang, Yihe, Xiliao, Jiangshan, Zhaoming, Guangwu and Zhongxing Village.

Education

Higher education

Fooyin University The Fooyin University (FYU; ) is a private university in Daliao District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History FYU was originally established as three-year Fooyin Vocational High School of Midwifery in 1958. In 1962, it was transformed into a four-year v ...

Fortune Institute of Technology Fortune Institute of Technology (FIT; ) is a private university in Daliao District and Cishan District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History FIT was founded on 5 July 1989 as Fortune Junior College of Industry in Cishan Township, Kaohsiung County. In ...

Vocational schools

* Chung Shan Industrial and Commercial School * Kaohsiung Gaoying Private Vocational School (高雄市私立高英高級工商職業學校)

Senior high schools

* Kaohsiung Xinguang Private Senior High School (高雄市私立新光高級中學)

Junior high schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Da Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立大寮國民中學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Chao Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立潮寮國民中學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhuang Junior High School (高雄市立中庄國民中學)

Primary schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Yongfang Primary School (高雄市大寮區永芳國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Da Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區大寮國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongyi Primary School (高雄市大寮區忠義國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Wengyuan Primary School (高雄市大寮區翁園國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區中庄國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Xi Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區溪寮國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhaoming Primary School (高雄市大寮區昭明國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Chao Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區潮寮國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Shanding Primary School (高雄市大寮區山頂國民小學) * Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Houzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區後庄國民小學)

Tourist attractions

* Adzuki Bean and Fruit Journey * Baofu Temple (保福宮), founded in 1841 * Caogong Canal Tide Gate * Chaozhong Temple (朝中宮), founded in 1768 * Gaoping River Embankment * Jhang Jian and Jian's Family Ancestral Shrine * Jhuanzaiyao * Jhuzaijiao House * Kaifeng Temple (大發開封宮) * Kaotan Old Banyan Tree * Laogu Stone house *

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* Nansyong Daitian Temple (南雄代天府) *

Ruins of the Sugar Industry Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate ...

* Shanzaiding Chen's Residence * Sigong House * Stone God * Wongyuan Pimping Stationhttp://daliao-en.kcg.gov.tw/daliao-en/CP.aspx?s=3146&cp=1&n=12928

Transportation

* KMRT

Daliao Station Daliao is a terminus of the Orange line of Kaohsiung MRT in Daliao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Station overview The station is an at-grade, two-level station with an island platform and two exits. It is 148 meters long and is designed to h ...

* TRA

Houzhuang Station Houzhuang Station (), formerly spelled as Houjhuang and Houchuang, and spelled as Koshō during Japanese rule, is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Pingtung line located in Daliao District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The ...

* Provincial Highways 1, 1F, 25, 29, and 88

Notable natives

Lung Ying-tai Lung Ying-tai (; born 13 February 1952 in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese essayist and cultural critic. She occasionally writes under the pen name 'Hu Meili' (). Lung's poignant and critical essays contributed to the democratization of Taiwan and as t ...

, Minister of

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(2012-2014)

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Kaohsiung