Gangshan District Explained

Gangshan
Official Name:Gangshan District [1]
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Other Name:Okayama
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Taiwan
Parts Type:Divisions
Population Total:95532
Population As Of:October 2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Gangshan District (Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,532 inhabitants in October 2023. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area.

History and Names

In 1920, during the Japanese era, the town of A-kong-tien (阿公店;) was renamed and made the site of an airbase. Administratively Okayama Town covered modern day Gangshan District and Ciaotou District and was under Okayama District, Takao Prefecture. The town suffered heavy bombardment in World War II.

Following the Surrender of Japan and handover to the Kuomintang, the government continued to use the same name (岡山), but transliterated using Mandarin (Gangshan). The town continued to host Gangshan Air Base (Kangshan Air Base), and has a strong military veteran's presence as well.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Pingan, Gangshan, Shoutian, Weiren, Houhong, Daliao, Zhongxiao, Heping, Qianfeng, Liucuo, Xiehe, Houxie, Xinyi, Tande, Sanhe, Renshou, Bihong, Chengxiang, Zhuwei, Taishang, Wanli, Baimi, Shitan, Fuxing, Benzhou, Jiaxing, Jiafeng, Huagang, Dazhuang, Xierong, Weisui, Shoufeng and Renyi Village.[2]

Politics

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

Education

Infrastructures

Tourist attractions

Gangshan District is known for restaurants serving goat meat, traditionally goats were raised in northern Kaohsiung because of the poor quality of the land. Due to this the area developed into a center of the regional trade, slaughter, and consumption of goats.[3]

Transportation

It is linked to Kaohsiung city center by the Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital metro station of Kaohsiung Metro Red line or TRA Gangshan station.

Notable natives

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions . placesearch.moi.gov.tw . Ministry of Interior of the ROC . 12 June 2015 .
  2. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 2018-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110420/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000001900000000.html . 2018-11-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: Caltonhill . Mark . A Culinary Tour of Taiwan . topics.amcham.com.tw . 10 January 2020 . Taiwan Topics . 9 January 2021.