Renwu District

22°41′49″N 120°21′28″E / 22.697021°N 120.357773°E / 22.697021; 120.357773

District in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan
Renwu
仁武區
District
Renwu District [1]
Renwu District in Kaohsiung City
Renwu District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Area
 • Total36.08 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total97,155
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Websiterwdo.kcg.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata

Renwu District or Jenwu District (Chinese: 仁武區; pinyin: Rénwǔ Qū; Wade–Giles: Jen2-wu3 Ch'ü1) is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.[2]

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Renwu was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Renwu was upgraded to a district of the city.

Geography

It has 97,155 inhabitants as of October 2023 and an area of 36.0808 km2.

Administrative divisions

Renwu District Office

The district consists of Dawan, Wannei, Kaotan, Wulin, Renfu, Renwu, Wenwu, Zhuhou, Bagua, Gaonan, Houan, Zhonghua, Wuhe, Renhe, Chishan and Renci Village.[3]

Infrastructures

Transportation

Renwu is served by National Freeway 1 and National Freeway 10, as well as Provincial Highway 1. Taiwan Railways Administration's Western Trunk line and Taiwan High Speed Rail both pass through Renwu, but no station is currently planned.

See also

  • Kaohsiung

References

  1. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000001700000000.html [bare URL]

External links

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