| Conventional Long Name: | Kaohsiung County |
| Common Name: | Kaohsiung |
| Subdivision: | County |
| Nation: | the Republic of China |
| P1: | Takao Prefecture |
| S1: | Kaohsiung |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Kaohsiung City.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Location of Kaohsiung County in Taiwan. |
| Capital: | Fongshan |
| Date Start: | 6 December |
| Year Start: | 1945 |
| Date End: | 25 December |
| Year End: | 2010 |
| Stat Year1: | December 2010 |
| Stat Area1: | 2792.67 |
| Stat Pop1: | 1243410 |
| Political Subdiv: | 1 County-administered city 3 Urban townships 20 Rural townships 3 Mountain indigenous townships |
| Today: | Part of Kaohsiung (Special municipality) |
| Flag Caption: | Flag of Kaohsiung County |
| T: | 高雄縣 |
| S: | 高雄县 |
| P: | Gāoxióng Xiàn |
| Tp: | Gaosyóng Siàn |
| W: | Kao¹-hsiung² Hsien⁴ |
| Poj: | Ko-hiông Kōan |
| H: | Kô-hiùng Yen |
| J: | gou1hung4 yun6 |
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture (Japanese: 高雄州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao (Kaohsiung) and Heitō (Pingtung). The county is divided into districts (Chinese: 區), which come from reformed Japanese districts (Japanese: 郡). The districts are divided into townships.
| Districts in Takao Prefecture | Districts in Kaohsiung County | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hōzan | Feng-shan | Defunct in 1947, townships controlled by the County directly | |||
| Okayama | Kang-shan | ||||
| Kizan | Ch'i-shan | ||||
| Heitō | P'ing-tung | ||||
| Chōshū | Ch'ao-chou | ||||
| Tōkō | Tung-kang | ||||
| Kōshun | Heng-ch'un | ||||
| Hsiung-feng | Established in 1949, covers the northern mountain indigenous townships | ||||
| Kao-feng | Established in 1949, covers the southern mountain indigenous townships | ||||
The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
On 25 December 2010, the county was merged with Kaohsiung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Kaohsiung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
| Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Fongshan (Fengshan) | Hōng-soaⁿ | Fung-sân | Fongshan | |
| Urban townships | Gangshan | Kong-san | Kông-sân | Gangshan | |
| Cishan (Qishan) | Kî-san | Khì-sân | Cishan | ||
| Meinong | Bi-long | Mî-nùng | |||
| Rural townships | Linyuan | Lîm-hn̂g | Lìm-yèn | Fongshan | |
| Daliao | Toā-liâu | Thai-liàu | |||
| Dashu | Toā-chhiū | Thai-su | |||
| Dashe | Toā-siā | Thai-sa | |||
| Renwu | Jîn-bú | Yìn-vú | |||
| Niaosong | Chiáu-chhêng | Tiâu-tshiùng | |||
| Ciaotou (Qiaotou) | Kiô-thâu | Khiâu-thèu | Gangshan | ||
| Yanchao | Iàn-châu | Yèn-tshâu | |||
| Tianliao | Chhân-liâu | Thièn-liàu | |||
| Alian | A-lian | Â-lièn | |||
| Lujhu (Luzhu) | Lō͘-tek | Lu-tsuk | |||
| Hunei | Ô͘-lāi | Fù-nui | |||
| Cieding (Qieding) | Ka-tiāⁿ | Kâ-tin | |||
| Yong-an (Yong'an) | Éng-an | Yún-ôn | |||
| Mituo | Mî-tô | Mì-thò | |||
| Zihguan (Ziguan) | Chú-koaⁿ | Tsṳ́-kôn | |||
| Liouguei (Liugui) | La̍k-ku | Liuk-kuî | Cishan | ||
| Jiasian (Jiaxian) | Kah-sian | Kap-siên | |||
| Shanlin | Sam-nâ | Tsham-lìm | |||
| Neimen | Lāi-mn̂g | Nui-mùn | |||
| Mountain indigenous townships | Maolin | Bō͘-lîm | Meu-lìm | ||
| Tauyuan (Taoyuan) | Thô-goân | Thò-ngièn | |||
| Namasia (Namaxia) | Namasia | Namasia |