Tianliao District

22°51′54″N 120°23′22″E / 22.865104°N 120.389503°E / 22.865104; 120.389503

Tianliao
田寮區
District
Tianliao District [1]
Badlands formation in Tianliao
Badlands formation in Tianliao
Tianliao District in Kaohsiung City
Tianliao District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total
6,555
Websitetianliao.kcg.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata

Tianliao District (Chinese: 田寮區; pinyin: Tiánliáo Qū; Wade–Giles: T'ien2-liao2 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhân-liâu-khu) is a suburban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Tianliao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County merged with Kaohsiung City and Tianliao was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Lupu, Nanan, Datong, Tianliao, Qixing, Chongde, Xide, Sanhe, Guting and Xinxing Village.[2]

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tianliao District, Kaohsiung.


Stub icon

This article about a location in Taiwan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.