Gangshan District


Gangshan District, is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 97,843 inhabitants in 2016. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area.

History and Names

In 1920, during the Japanese era, the town of A-kong-tien was renamed and made the site of an airbase. Administratively Okayama Town covered modern day Gangshan District and Ciaotou District and was under Okayama District, Takao Prefecture. The town suffered heavy bombardment in World War II.
Following the Surrender of Japan and handover to the Kuomintang, the government continued to use the same name, but transliterated using Mandarin. The town continued to host Gangshan Air Base, and has a strong military veteran's presence as well.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Pingan, Gangshan, Shoutian, Weiren, Houhong, Daliao, Zhongxiao, Heping, Qianfeng, Liucuo, Xiehe, Houxie, Xinyi, Tande, Sanhe, Renshou, Bihong, Chengxiang, Zhuwei, Taishang, Wanli, Baimi, Shitan, Fuxing, Benzhou, Jiaxing, Jiafeng, Huagang, Dazhuang, Xierong, Weisui, Shoufeng and Renyi Village.

Politics

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

Education

It is linked to Kaohsiung city center by the Gangshan South Station of MRT Red Line or TRA Gangshan Station.

Notable natives