Kaohsiung County

Former county of Taiwan

高雄縣

County of the Republic of China1945–2010

Flag of Kaohsiung County

Coat of arms

Location of Kaohsiung County in Taiwan.CapitalFongshanArea

• December 2010

2,792.67 km² (1,078.26 sq mi)Population

• December 2010

1,243,410 History

• Established

6 December 1945

• Disestablished

25 December 2010 Political subdivisions1 County-administered city
3 Urban townships
20 Rural townships
3 Mountain indigenous townships

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Takao Prefecture

Kaohsiung

Today part ofPart of Kaohsiung (Special municipality)

Kaohsiung County

Traditional Chinese

高雄縣

Simplified Chinese

高雄县

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāoxióng Xiàn
Wade–Giles	Kao¹-hsiung² Hsien⁴
Tongyong Pinyin	Gaosyóng Siàn
Hakka
Romanization	Kô-hiùng Yen
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gou1hung4 yun6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ko-hiông Kōan

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 (高雄州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao (Kaohsiung) and Heitō (Pingtung). The county is divided into districts (區), which come from reformed Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.

Districts in Takao Prefecture		Districts in Kaohsiung County		Notes
Hōzan	鳳山郡	Feng-shan	鳳山區	Defunct in 1947, townships controlled by the County directly
Okayama	岡山郡	Kang-shan	岡山區
Kizan	旗山郡	Ch'i-shan	旗山區
Heitō	屏東郡	P'ing-tung	屏東區
Chōshū	潮州郡	Ch'ao-chou	潮州區
Tōkō	東港郡	Tung-kang	東港區
Kōshun	恒春郡	Heng-ch'un	恆春區
		Hsiung-feng	雄峰區	Established in 1949, covers the northern mountain indigenous townships
		Kao-feng	高峰區	Established in 1949, covers the southern mountain indigenous townships

On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established Pingtung County. The remaining Kaohsiung County has territory equivalent to the Hōzan (Fengshan), Okayama (Kangshan), and Kizan (Chishan) in the Japanese era. 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 Kaohsiung City to form a larger single special municipality.^[1]

Administration

The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.

1 July 1957, Maya Township (瑪雅鄉) was renamed Sanmin Township (三民鄉), Yani Township (雅爾鄉) was renamed Taoyuan Township (桃源鄉), Tona Township (多納鄉) was renamed Maolin Township (茂林鄉).
1 July 1972, Fengshan (鳳山鎮) reformed from an urban township to a county-administered city for its population.
1 July 1979, Hsiaokang (小港鄉) merged into Kaohsiung City and reformed from a rural township to a district.
1 January 2008, Sanmin Township was renamed Namasia Township (那瑪夏鄉).

On 25 December 2010, the county was merged with Kaohsiung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Kaohsiung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions

Type	Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Region
City	Fongshan (Fengshan)	鳳山市	Hōng-soaⁿ	Fung-sân	Fongshan
Urban townships	Gangshan	岡山鎮	Kong-san	Kông-sân	Gangshan
	Cishan (Qishan)	旗山鎮	Kî-san	Khì-sân	Cishan
	Meinong	美濃鎮	Bi-long	Mî-nùng	Cishan
Rural townships	Linyuan	林園鄉	Lîm-hn̂g	Lìm-yèn	Fongshan
	Daliao	大寮鄉	Toā-liâu	Thai-liàu
	Dashu	大樹鄉	Toā-chhiū	Thai-su
	Dashe	大社鄉	Toā-siā	Thai-sa
	Renwu	仁武鄉	Jîn-bú	Yìn-vú
	Niaosong	鳥松鄉	Chiáu-chhêng	Tiâu-tshiùng
	Ciaotou (Qiaotou)	橋頭鄉	Kiô-thâu	Khiâu-thèu	Gangshan
	Yanchao	燕巢鄉	Iàn-châu	Yèn-tshâu
	Tianliao	田寮鄉	Chhân-liâu	Thièn-liàu
	Alian	阿蓮鄉	A-lian	Â-lièn
	Lujhu (Luzhu)	路竹鄉	Lō͘-tek	Lu-tsuk
	Hunei	湖內鄉	Ô͘-lāi	Fù-nui
	Cieding (Qieding)	茄萣鄉	Ka-tiāⁿ	Kâ-tin
	Yong-an (Yong'an)	永安鄉	Éng-an	Yún-ôn
	Mituo	彌陀鄉	Mî-tô	Mì-thò
	Zihguan (Ziguan)	梓官鄉	Chú-koaⁿ	Tsṳ́-kôn
	Liouguei (Liugui)	六龜鄉	La̍k-ku	Liuk-kuî	Cishan
	Jiasian (Jiaxian)	甲仙鄉	Kah-sian	Kap-siên
	Shanlin	杉林鄉	Sam-nâ	Tsham-lìm
	Neimen	內門鄉	Lāi-mn̂g	Nui-mùn
Mountain indigenous townships	Maolin	茂林鄉	Bō͘-lîm	Meu-lìm
	Tauyuan (Taoyuan)	桃源鄉	Thô-goân	Thò-ngièn
	Namasia (Namaxia)	那瑪夏鄉	Namasia	Namasia