Kaohsiung County was a

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in southern

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between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in

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History

Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of

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() shortly after the end of

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. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of

except the territory near cities of Takao (

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) and Heitō ( Pingtung). The county is divided into districts (), which come from reformed

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(). The districts are divided into townships. On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established

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. The remaining Kaohsiung County has territory equivalent to the Hōzan (Fengshan), Okayama (Kangshan), and Kizan (Chishan) in the

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. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with

City to form a larger single

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Administration

The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made. * 1 Jul 1957, Maya Township () was renamed Sanmin Township (), Yani Township () was renamed Taoyuan Township (), Tona Township () was renamed Maolin Township (). * 1 Jul 1972, Fengshan () reformed from an

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to a

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for its population. * 1 Jul 1979, Hsiaokang () merged into

City and reformed from a rural township to a

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. * 1 Jan 2008, Sanmin Township was renamed

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Township (). In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged with

City, all

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and

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became

. On the eve of merging with

City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions

References

External links

Kaohsiung County Government Official Website
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History

Administration

See also

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