Kaohsiung metropolitan area | |
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| Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°20′E / 22.633°N 120.333°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| 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
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
- ^ 「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.