| Siaogang | |
| Official Name: | Siaogang District[1] |
| Other Name: | Kominato |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Nickname: | Port Edge Chinese: 港仔墘 |
| Coordinates: | 22.5544°N 120.3602°W |
| Image Blank Emblem: | File:高雄市小港區公所 Siaogang District Office Kaohsiung City.jpg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Chinese: 高雄市小港區公所 Siaogang District Office Kaohsiung City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Taiwan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Taiwan |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaohsiung City |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | 43 villages |
| P2: | 729 neighborhoods |
| Leader Title: | Acting Supervisor |
| Population Total: | 155034 |
| Population As Of: | October 2023 |
| Area Total Km2: | 45.4426 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Siaogang District[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] (lit: Small port District) is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. Before the merging of Kaohsiung City and Kaohsiung County in 2010, Siaogang was the southernmost district in Kaohsiung City. The second largest airport in Taiwan, Kaohsiung International Airport, is located in Siaogang.
Siaogang was developed during Dutch era. The Dutch built Ang Moh Harbor as an addition to Anping Harbor in Tainan. After the Dutch were defeated by Koxinga, they left Taiwan. Koxinga's government developed Taiwan as the last stronghold to revive the Ming Dynasty and prepare his troops to fight against the Qing dynasty. He sent one of his men, Wu Yanshang, to expand Siaogang. After the demise of Koxinga, his son and his grandson, the Qing managed to defeat the Kingdom of Tungning and annexed Taiwan.
In 1895, the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after losing the First Sino-Japanese War, and Siaogang was used to produce sugar for Japanese. In 1920, the original name of Kang-a-ki was changed, and the incorporated areas were administered as under Hōzan District, Takao Prefecture. As a heavy industry base in Taiwan during World War II, Siaogang was more heavily bombed by the Allied force than other parts of the city.
After the war and the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, Siaogang was administrated as Siaogang Township of Kaohsiung County, a third-level government of the Republic of China, under Taiwan Province. Siaogang was annexed by Kaohsiung City and become Siaogang District on 1 July 1979, when Kaohsiung City became a special municipality.
Siaogang is located in the southern part of Kaohsiung. It borders Cianjhen District to the north, Daliao District to the east, Linyuan District to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west.
The district consists of Xiaogang, Gangkou, Gangzheng, Gangqi, Gangming, Ganghou, Gangnan, Gangxing, Fenggong, Dianzhen, Daling, Erling, Sanling, Zhengling, Shunling, Liuling, Hongliang, Shantung, Jingdao, Jinan, Taishan, Shanming, Gaosong, Songjin, Songshan, Daping, Pingding, Kongzhai, Xiazhuang, Gezuo, Guilin, Zhongcuo, Fengming, Longfeng, Fengsen, Fenglin, Fengxing and Fengyuan Village.
See also: Linhai Industrial Park.
As far as the industry of Taiwan is concerned, Siaogang is one of the most importantregions for the shipbuilding and steel industries. During the 1970s, the government spent 5 years carrying out Ten Major Construction Projects. Two companies resulting from the projects are based here: China Steel and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. CPC Corporation, Taiwan also a part of the ten projects, has a major oil refinery facility located here. With the proximity of Kaohsiung Harbor, the products of these companies are exported worldwide. These products are also transported throughout the island via National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan), which terminates on the northern border of the district.
The Kaohsiung International Airport is located within the district
The district is accessible by Kaohsiung International Airport Station and Siaogang Station of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit.