Formed 25 December 2010 Website www.kcg.gov.tw | ||
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Headquarters Lingya District (Sihwei Administration Center)Fongshan District (Fongshan Administration Center) Minister responsible Chen Chu (DPP), Mayor, Deputy Mayor | ||
The Kaohsiung City Government (KCG; Chinese: 高雄市政府; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shì Zhèngfǔ) is the top-tier local government administrative body of the Republic of China from December 2010 that governs Kaohsiung City. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Kaohsiung. It replaced the earlier Kaohsiung County Government and Kaohsiung City Government which had covered a much bigger area and governed more citizens.
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Empire of Japan
In 1924, Takao Town (Japanese: 高雄街) was upgraded to city status, and the Takao City Office was established in modern-day Gushan by the Japanese government which reported directly to Takao Prefecture. The city office building was located at the modern-day Dai Tien Kung temple. The second city office of Takao was built in 1938 at modern-day Zhongzheng 4th Road, Yancheng District and commissioned on 16 September 1939.
Republic of China
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the city office was renamed Kaohsiung City Government and remained the city administrative center until 1992.
A fast-growing population and rapid industrial and commercial development caused the expansion of the city government as well. In 1992, the city government moved to the new city hall building at Xiwei 3rd Road in Lingya District to provide people with better quality of services. The former building at Yancheng District was turned into the Kaohsiung Museum of History which was opened on 25 October 1998.
Bureaus
Offices
Commissions
Mayor
The mayor of Kaohsiung City is the chief executive officer of the city. He/she is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the mayor there are 3 deputy mayors, 1 secretary-general, 2 deputy secretary-generals and 30 principal officers.