Cishan District


Cishan District is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Cishan was organized as an urban township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Cishan was upgraded to a district of the city.
In 2009, then Cishan Township was affected by Typhoon Morakot.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Taiping, Dade, Meizhou, Yuanfu, Zhongzheng, Dalin, Shangzhou, Xinguang, Nansheng, Zhongliao, Tungping, Tungchang, Zhufeng, Ruiji, Yonghe, Sanxie, Kunzhou, Dashan, Zhongzhou, Nanzhou and Guangfu Village.

Education

Until the 1970s, a branch railroad linked Cishan with the main north-south railway. Now, the most important transportation link is National Highway No. 10.

Notable natives