Niaosong District Explained

Niaosong
Official Name:	Niaosong District ^[1]
Native Name Lang:	zh-hant
Other Name:	Torimatsu
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southern Taiwan
Parts Type:	Divisions
Population Total:	44469
Population As Of:	October 2023
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code

Niaosong District is a rural district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.^[2]

History

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

Geography

It has 44,469 inhabitants in October 2023.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Diaosong, Mengli, Dahua, Dipu, Renmei, Dazhu and Huamei Village.^[3]

Government institutions

• Radiation Monitoring Center

Education

• Cheng Shiu University

Tourist attractions

• Chengcing Lake
• Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium
• Dharma Drum Mountain Zi Yun Temple (法鼓山紫云寺)
• Kaohsiung Grand Hotel
• Niaosong Wetland Park

Notable natives

• Huang Shihui, writer

See also

• District (Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions. http://www.webcitation.org/6athTxlTm?url=http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/translate/Admin1010320.pdf. dead. 19 August 2015. placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. 12 June 2015.
2. http://niaosong-hr.kcg.gov.tw/
3. https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000001800000000.html