Kaohsiung County

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Kaohsiung County
高雄縣
Abbreviation(s): n/a

Fengshan City, the location of the county seat.
County seat Fongshan City
Region Southern Taiwan
County Magistrate Yang Ch'iu-hsing (楊秋興)
Cities 1
Townships 26
Area
- Total 2,792.66 km²
(4 of 25)
- % water 0 %
Population
- Total 1,237,501 (2004)
(5 of 25)
- Density 443/km²
Symbols
- County flower Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- County tree Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
- County bird Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonica)
Official websites (Chinese)

Kaohsiung County (traditional Chinese: 高雄縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng Siàn; Wade-Giles: Kao-hsiung Hsien; POJ: Ko-hiông-kōan) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as a county of Taiwan. It encloses but does not include Kaohsiung City.

Contents

[edit] Administration

[edit] City

[edit] Townships

[edit] Urban townships

[edit] Rural townships

[edit] External links