Zihguan District

22°44′57″N 120°15′17″E / 22.749114°N 120.254604°E / 22.749114; 120.254604

Zihguan 梓官區 Tzuguan[1] Ziguan
District
Zihguan District[2]
Ziguan District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population  (October 2023)
• Total	34,843
Website	zihguan-en.kcg.gov.tw

Zihguan District (Chinese: 梓官區; Hanyu Pinyin: Zǐguān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Zǐhguan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Tzŭ³-kuan¹ Ch'ü¹) is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

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

Geography

• Area: 11.595 km²
• Population: 34,843 people (October 2023)

Administrative divisions

Ziguan District is divided into 15 villages and 286 neighborhoods.

• Chidong Village
• Chikan Village
• Chixi Village
• Dashe Village
• Dianbao Village
• Jiadong Village
• Like Village
• Tong'an Village
• Xinke Village
• Zhike Village
• Zhonglun Village
• Zihe Village
• Ziping Village
• Zixin Village
• Ziyi Village

Politics

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Economy

Northern Zihguan consists mostly on agriculture, while in the South consists mostly about fishery.

Tourist attractions

• Tong'an Temple (蚵子寮通安宫)

Notable natives

• Sun Shu-may, pop singer, actress and TV host

See also

• Kaohsiung

References

External links

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