Kaohsiung metropolitan area
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Kaohsiung metropolitan area | |
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 Kaohsiung skyline | |
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| Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°20′E / 22.633°N 120.333°E | |
| Country | Taiwan
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| Major Cities | Kaohsiung |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 1,329.8498 km2 (513.4579 sq mi) |
| Population (End of June 2018) | |
| • Metro | 3,023,225 |
| • Metro density | 2,272.05/km2 (5,884.6/sq mi) |
Kaohsiung metropolitan area (Chinese: 高雄都會區; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Qū) is the urban area of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.
Definition
[edit]According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government, Kaohsiung metropolitan area included the following areas:
| Kaohsiung City (core city) | Pingtung County | ||
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However, since the merger of Kaohsiung City and the former Kaohsiung County on 25 December 2010, the term is no longer in official usage.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 「中華民國統計地區標準分類」自99年12月25日起停止適用 (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-04.
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