Cianjhen District Explained

Cianjhen
Official Name:Cianjhen District
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Other Name:Qianzhen
Settlement Type:District
Image Blank Emblem:File:前鎮_Cianjhen_高雄市前鎮區公所_Cianjhen_District_Office,_Kaohsiung_City.png
Blank Emblem Type:Chinese: 前鎭 Cianjhen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Kaohsiung
Parts Type:Divisions
Population Total:180097
Population As Of:October 2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Cianjhen District is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of and is subdivided into 59 villages. The district has a population is 180,097, as of October 2023. It is the fifth-most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 9,457 people per square kilometer, or 24,494 people per square mile.

History

On July 31, 2014, the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions occurred in the district and in nearby Lingya District.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Caoya, Mingxiao, Mingzheng, Mingyi, Renai, Dechang, Pingdeng, Pingchang, Mingli, Xinyi, Xinde, Mingdao, Xinghua, Xingren, Qianzhen, Zhentung, Zhenrong, Zhenchang, Zhenhai, Zhenyang, Xingbang, Zhenzhong, Zhenbei, Zhongchun, Zhongcheng, Xishan, Minquan, Jianlong, Zhenxing, Lianghe, Xijia, Chengxing, Chengfeng, Xingzhong, Xingtung, Zhongxiao, Fuguo, Zhunei, Zhutung, Zhunan, Zhubei, Zhuxi, Zhuzhong, Ruizhu, Ruinan, Ruifeng, Ruixiang, Ruitung, Ruihe, Ruiping, Ruilong, Ruibei, Ruixi, Ruigang, Ruixing, Ruicheng, Ruiwen, Ruihua and Ruichang villages.[1]

Government agencies

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Cianjhen is served by the following metro stations:

Cianjhen is the southern terminus of Freeway 1, while Provincial Highway 17 also runs through the district.

Notable natives

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 2018-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110302/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000900000000.html . 2018-11-27 .
  2. Web site: Cianjhen District Office.Kaoshiung City. Cianjhen District. Office. 8 June 2016.