Kaohsiung

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Kaohsiung City

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高雄市

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City flag

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City logo

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Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄)

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City nickname: The Harbor City

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Capital DistrictLinya Dist. (苓雅區)

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Region Southern Taiwan

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MayorYeh Chu-lan (???, acting)

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Area

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Ranked 19 of 25

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 - Total

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 - % water

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153.5927 km²

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Ranked 5 of 25

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1,510,441

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9833/km²

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Districts:

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11

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City flower:tree cotton (Bombax ceiba)

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City tree:--

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Kaohsiung (Chinese:高雄, TongYong PinYin: GaoSy?ng, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, POJ: Ko-hi?ng; coordinates 23? 03' N, 120? 27' E) is the second largest city in Taiwan (population around 1,450,000) with eleven districts. Kaohsiung can refer to either Kaohsiung City, which is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China, or Kaohsiung County, which is administered as part of Taiwan Province.

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Unlike Taipei, the streets of Kaohsiung are wide and traffic is less congested than in Taipei. However, the air pollution around Kaohsiung is notoriously bad because of the heavy industry in the area. Kaohsiung is the major port through which most of Taiwan's oil is imported, which accounts for the large amount of heavy industry.

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It is an export processing zone—producing aluminum, wood and paper products, fertilizers, cement, metals, machinery, and ships. Kaohsiung is the center of Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, as well as home to a large ROC Navy base. Its subway system, the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT), should be running in 2006.

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Kaohsiung will host the 2009 World Games, a multisport event primarily composed of sports not featured in the Olympic Games.

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