Kaohsiung City

About Kaohsiung City

Population

2,769,072 in city
0 in metro

Size

2,946 km² (1,137 mi²)

Altitude

14 m

Kaohsiung is 394 kilometers (246 miles) south of Taipei. It's the second largest city and, like Taipei, has an international airport. It is also the home to Taiwan's largest and the world's 3rd largest seaport, with a population of 1,490,560 and metro population of about 2,681,000. Kaohsiung was originally called "Dagou," the name of the local aborigines who use to reside in this area. In 1563, the tribe moved to Ping-Dong area because of pirates in the area. In 1920, during the Japanese Occupation Period, the city's name was changed to Takao, which is then changed to it's Chinese pronounciation of Kaohsiung after World War II ended. Today, Kaohsiung is a large industrial and commercial city paved with wide streets and lined by modern office towers. In fact, Kaohsiung has 5 out of the 10 tallest buildings in Taiwan ROC, and it also has the most higher-than-30-floors buildings. The tallest building in Taiwan ROC now is the Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung's current statue is a Municipal city, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government, two municipal cities in Taiwan ROC now are Taipei City and Kaohsiung City. Except Municipal Kaohsiung City itself, Kaohsiung metro area also includes parts of Kaohsiung County and Ping-Dong County.

Boroughs

Cianjhen District (3), Cianjin District (9), Cijin District (3), Lingya District (20), Sanmin District (3), Yancheng District (2),

Metro Cities

Da-Liao, Da-Shir, Da-Shu, Dong-Ghang, Fongshan City, Jen-Wu, Kang-Shan, Kaohsiung City, Lin-Yuan, Niao-Shong, Pingtung City, Shin-Yuan, Yen-Chao

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
990	All Buildings
980	existing
1	under construction
7	planned
2	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Tuntex Sky Tower	1,140 ft	1997
2	Grand 50 Tower	728 ft	1992
3	Grand Hi-Lai Hotel	610 ft	1995
4	Guo Yan Building BC	561 ft	2013
5	Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza	557 ft	1992

Building types

No.	Type
926	high-rise building
58	skyscraper
5	low-rise building
1	temple

Other buildings

No.	Type
1	Famous buildings
0	Buildings with construction images