Ciaotou District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural

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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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History

Empire of Japan

During the

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, modern-day Gangshan District and Ciaotou were administered under Okayama Town , Okayama District, Takao Prefecture.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Ciaotou was organized as a rural township of

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

of the

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Geography

Ciaotou has a land area of 25.9379 square kilometers, or 10.0147 square miles. It has 40,103 inhabitants as of May 2022, and belongs to the Kaohsiung

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. It is the 18th most populated district in Kaohsiung.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Qiaotou, Qiaonan, Shilong, Shifeng, Yuliao, Tunglin, Xilin, Baishu, Bixiu, Xinzhuang, Jiabei, Jianan, Dingyan, Zhongqi, Shihe, Desong and Sande Village.

Politics

The district is part of

Kaohsiung City Constituency II Kaohsiung City Constituency II () includes districts in the northwestern part of Kaohsiung. The district was formerly known as Kaohsiung County Constituency II (2008-2010) and was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative ...

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for

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Tourist attractions

* 1114 Memorial Park * Bamboo Grove Park * Qiaotou Fengqiao Temple (橋頭鳳橋宮) * Jioujiawei Yishan Temple (九甲圍義山宮) * Ciaotou Night Market (橋頭夜市) * Ciaotou Old Street (橋頭老街) * Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park * Shueiliou Village * Taiwan Sugar Museum *

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(三山國王廟)

Transportation

Ciaotou is served by the Ciaotou, Ciaotou Sugar Refinery, and Cingpu stations 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 ...

. The Ciaotou metro station can also connect to the

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of the Taiwan Railways Administration. Ciaotou is also served by Provincial Highways 1 and 17.

Notable natives

Tai Chen-yao Tai Chen-yao (; 2 April 1948 – 19 November 2017) was a Taiwanese politician. He served three terms in the Legislative Yuan, from 1990 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2002, and was later named vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture (Taiwan) ...

, Vice Minister of Council of Agriculture (2003-2005)

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Kaohsiung