22°45′06″N 120°18′05″E / 22.751805°N 120.301468°E
Ciaotou
橋頭區 Qiaotou, Chiaotou | |
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| Ciaotou District[1] | |
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 高雄市橋頭區公所 Welcome to Ciaotou District Office | |
 Ciaotou District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9379 km2 (10.0147 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2023) | |
| • Total | 41,605 |
| • Rank | 18 |
| • Density | 1,546/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Website | ctc |
Ciaotou District[1][2][3][4][5] (Chinese: 橋頭區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'iao2-t'ou2 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
History
editEmpire of Japan
editDuring the Japanese era, modern-day Gangshan District and Ciaotou were administered under Okayama Town (岡山街), Okayama District, Takao Prefecture. Ciaotou was the location of the first modern sugar refinery in Taiwan, and the Ciaotou station was built in 1901 to aid the refinery's transportation needs between Kaohsiung and Tainan.[6] After the refinery closed in 1999, the location became Kaohsiung's Taiwan Sugar Museum.
Republic of China
editAfter the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Ciaotou was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Ciaotou was upgraded to a district of the city.
Geography
editCiaotou has a land area of 25.9379 square kilometers, or 10.0147 square miles. It has 41,605 inhabitants as of October 2023, and belongs to the Kaohsiung metropolitan area. It is the 18th most populated district in Kaohsiung.
Administrative divisions
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The district consists of Qiaotou, Qiaonan, Shilong, Shifeng, Yuliao, Tunglin, Xilin, Baishu, Bixiu, Xinzhuang, Jiabei, Jianan, Dingyan, Zhongqi, Shihe, Desong and Sande Village.[7]
Politics
editThe district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Tourist attractions
edit- 1114 Memorial Park
- Bamboo Grove Park
- Qiaotou Fengqiao Temple (橋頭鳳橋宮)
- Jioujiawei Yishan Temple (九甲圍義山宮)
- Ciaotou Night Market (橋頭夜市)
- Ciaotou Old Street (橋頭老街)
- Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
- Shueiliou Village
- Taiwan Sugar Museum
- Three Kings Temple (三山國王廟)
Transportation
editCiaotou is served by the Ciaotou, Ciaotou Sugar Refinery, and Cingpu stations of the Kaohsiung Metro. The Ciaotou metro station can also connect to the Western Trunk line of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
Notable natives
edit- Tai Chen-yao, Vice Minister of Council of Agriculture (2003-2005)
References
edit- ^ a b "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
Ciaotou District：
- ^ "About Ciaotou". Welcome to Ciaotou District Office. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Address： No.1, Longfong Rd., Ciaotou District, Kaohsiung City 825, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- ^ "Jurisdiction". 臺灣橋頭地方檢察署 Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
The jurisdiction area of Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office includes 26 districts in total. Including Nanzih, Zuoying, Dashe,Dashu, Renwu, Niosong, Gangshan, Ciaotou, Yanchao, Tianliao, Alian, Lujhu, Hunei, Cheting, Yongan, Mituo, Zihguan, Cishan, Meinong, Liouguei, Jiasian, Shanlin, Neimen, Maolin, Tauyuan and Namasia district.
- ^ Ciaotou (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "President cites accomplishments on eve of 3rd anniversary". Central News Agency. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
A "next generation hi-tech corridor" extending from Tainan Science-based Industrial Park all the way to Ciaotou District in Kaohsiung will be established, Tsai revealed, as total investment from Taiwanese expatriates is expected to reach NT$500 billion this year.
- ^ Han Cheung (8 September 2024). "Taiwan in Time: The sugar express". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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