Ciaotou District


Ciaotou District is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

Empire of Japan

During the Japanese era, modern-day Gangshan District and Ciaotou were administered under Okayama Town, Okayama District, Takao Prefecture.

Republic of China

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

Geography

It has 37,328 inhabitants in 2016, and belongs to the Kaohsiung conurbation.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Qiaotou, Qiaonan, Shilong, Shifeng, Yuliao, Tunglin, Xilin, Baishu, Bixiu, Xinzhuang, Jiabei, Jianan, Dingyan, Zhongqi, Shihe, Desong and Sande Village.

Politics

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

Tourist attractions