Daliao District


Daliao District is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Conurbated with Kaohsiung, it has 111,675 inhabitants in 2016. It is linked with Kaohsiung Downtown by the Orange Line of the KMRT.

History

Daliao is reported to be the origin of the surname Changchien, the most common two syllable surname in Taiwan.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Daliao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Daliao was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Kaotan, Neikeng, Daliao, Shangliao, Sanlong, Liuqiu, Wengyuan, Qianzhuang, Zhongzhuang, Houzhuang, Yiren, Xincuo, Guoxi, Chaoliao, Guijie, Guishe, Shanding, Zhongyi, Yongfang, Yihe, Xiliao, Jiangshan, Zhaoming, Guangwu and Zhongxing Village.

Education

Higher education