Kaohsiung County
| Kaohsiung County 高雄縣 |
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| County of the Republic of China | |||||
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| Capital | Fengshan | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1945 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | December 2010 | 2,792.6744 km2(1,078 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | December 2010 | 1,243,410 | |||
| Density | 445.2 /km2 (1,153.2 /sq mi) | ||||
| Political subdivisions | 1 County-controlled city 3 Urban townships 20 Rural townships 3 Mountain indigenous townships |
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| Today part of | Part of Kaohsiung (Special municipality) | ||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高雄縣 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 高雄县 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | High Bravery | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gāoxióng Xiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Kao-hsiung Hsien |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Gaosyóng Siàn |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Kô-hiùng-yen |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | gou1hung4 yun6 |
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| Hokkien POJ | Ko-hiông-kōan |
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan. The county capital was Fongshan City.
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945. Initial area of Kaohsiung County included the present-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County. On 16 August 1950, Pingtung County was separated from Kaohsiung County to be its own county. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a larger single special municipality.
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