1945–2010 → Disestablished 25 December 2010 Capital Fengshan District | Established 1945 December 2010 1,243,410 | |
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December 2010 2,792.6744 km (1,078 sq mi) Political subdivisions 1 County-controlled city3 Urban townships20 Rural townships3 Mountain indigenous townships | ||
Linyuan township kaohsiung county
mud volcanoes in kaohsiung county
History
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945. Initial area of Kaohsiung County included the present-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County. On 16 August 1950, Pingtung County was separated from Kaohsiung County to be its own county. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a larger single special municipality.
References
Kaohsiung County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA