Zihguan District

Summary

22°44′57″N 120°15′17″E / 22.749114°N 120.254604°E / 22.749114; 120.254604

Zihguan
梓官區
Tzuguan[1] Ziguan
Zihguan District[2]
Ziguan District in Kaohsiung City
Ziguan District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total34,843
Websitezihguan-en.kcg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Ziguan District office

Zihguan District (Chinese: 梓官區; Hanyu Pinyin: Zǐguān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Zǐhguan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Tzŭ3-kuan1 Ch'ü1) is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History edit

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

Geography edit

  • Area: 11.595 km2
  • Population: 34,843 people (October 2023)

Administrative divisions edit

Ziguan District is divided into 15 villages and 286 neighborhoods.

  • Chidong Village
  • Chikan Village
  • Chixi Village
  • Dashe Village
  • Dianbao Village
  • Jiadong Village
  • Like Village
  • Tong'an Village
  • Xinke Village
  • Zhike Village
  • Zhonglun Village
  • Zihe Village
  • Ziping Village
  • Zixin Village
  • Ziyi Village

Politics edit

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Economy edit

Northern Zihguan consists mostly on agriculture, while in the South consists mostly about fishery.

Tourist attractions edit

  • Tong'an Temple (蚵子寮通安宫)

Notable natives edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Introduction". Zihguan District Office. Retrieved 27 April 2019. Tzukuan District
  2. ^ "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • Tzukuan District Office, Kaohsiung City (in Chinese)