Kaohsiung County


Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.

History

Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao and Heitō. The county is subdivide into districts, which is reformed from Japanese districts. The districts are divided into townships.
On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the County was separated and established Pingtung County. The remaining Kaohsiung County has territory equivalent to the Hōzan, Okayama, and Kizan in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a larger single special municipality.

Administration

The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
In 25 Dec 2010, The County was merged with Kaohsiung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Kaohsiung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
TypeNameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaRegion
CityFongshan Hōng-soaⁿFung-sânFongshan
Urban
townships		GangshanKong-sanKông-sânGangshan
Urban
townships		Cishan Kî-sanKhì-sânCishan
Urban
townships		MeinongBi-longMî-nùngCishan
Rural
townships		LinyuanLîm-hn̂gLìm-yènFongshan
Rural
townships		DaliaoToā-liâuThai-liàuFongshan
Rural
townships		DashuToā-chhiūThai-suFongshan
Rural
townships		DasheToā-siāThai-saFongshan
Rural
townships		RenwuJîn-búYìn-vúFongshan
Rural
townships		NiaosongChiáu-chhêngTiâu-tshiùngFongshan
Rural
townships		Ciaotou Kiô-thâuKhiâu-thèuGangshan
Rural
townships		YanchaoIàn-châuYèn-tshâuGangshan
Rural
townships		TianliaoChhân-liâuThièn-liàuGangshan
Rural
townships		AlianA-lianÂ-liènGangshan
Rural
townships		Lujhu Lō͘-tekLu-tsukGangshan
Rural
townships		HuneiÔ͘-lāiFù-nuiGangshan
Rural
townships		Cieding Ka-tiāⁿKâ-tinGangshan
Rural
townships		Yong-an Éng-anYún-ônGangshan
Rural
townships		MituoMî-tôMì-thòGangshan
Rural
townships		Zihguan Chú-koaⁿTsṳ́-kônGangshan
Rural
townships		Liouguei La̍k-kuLiuk-kuîCishan
Rural
townships		Jiasian Kah-sianKap-siênCishan
Rural
townships		ShanlinSam-nâTsham-lìmCishan
Rural
townships		NeimenLāi-mn̂gNui-mùnCishan
Mountain
indigenous
townships		MaolinBō͘-lîmMeu-lìmCishan
Mountain
indigenous
townships		Tauyuan Thô-goânThò-ngiènCishan
Mountain
indigenous
townships		Namasia NamasiaNamasiaCishan