Kaohsiung City (,
Wade-Giles: Kao-hsiung;
POJ: Ko-hiông; old name: Takao, Takow, Takau; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E; ) is a city located in southern
Taiwan. Kaohsiung City is also the
second largest city in Taiwan, with population around 1.51 million . As one of two
Central Municipalities under the administration of the
Republic of China, Kaohsiung City is a second-level political division, with the same status as a
province. The city is further separated into eleven
districts, each with a district office that handles day-to-day businesses between the Kaohsiung City government and its citizens.
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