Gangshan District

Gangshan

岡山區
Okayama
Gangshan 岡山區 Okayama
District
	Gangshan District
	Gangshan District
	Gangshan District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population (October 2023)
• Total	95,532
Website	gangshan-en.kcg.gov.tw

Gangshan District (Chinese: 岡山區; Hanyu Pinyin: Gāngshān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Gangshan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Kang¹-shan¹ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kong-san-khu, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,532 inhabitants in October 2023. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area.

History and Names

In 1920, during the Japanese era, the town of A-kong-tien (阿公店; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-kong-tiàm) was renamed Okayama (岡山) 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 (岡山), but transliterated using Mandarin (Gangshan). The town continued to host Gangshan Air Base (Kangshan 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.^[2]

Politics

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

Education

Air Force Institute of Technology
Republic of China Air Force Academy

Infrastructures

Tourist attractions

Gangshan District is known for restaurants serving goat meat, traditionally goats were raised in northern Kaohsiung because of the poor quality of the land. Due to this the area developed into a center of the regional trade, slaughter, and consumption of goats.^[3]

Transportation

Gangshan station

It is linked to Kaohsiung city center by the Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital metro station of Kaohsiung Metro Red line or TRA Gangshan station.

Notable natives

Lee Si-chen, engineer and researcher
W. P. Andrew Lee, surgeon

References

^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
^ Caltonhill, Mark (10 January 2020). "A Culinary Tour of Taiwan". topics.amcham.com.tw. Taiwan Topics. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

Official website
Introduction to Gangshan Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

22°48′N 120°17′E / 22.800°N 120.283°E / 22.800; 120.283

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[1] "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.

[3] Caltonhill, Mark (10 January 2020). "A Culinary Tour of Taiwan". topics.amcham.com.tw. Taiwan Topics. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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