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Place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung metropolitan area
Kaohsiung skylineKaohsiung skyline
Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°20′E / 22.633°N 120.333°E / 22.633; 120.333
CountryTaiwan
Major CitiesKaohsiung
Area
 • Metro1,329.8498 km (513.4579 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro3,023,225
 • Metro density2,272.05/km (5,884.6/sq mi)

Kaohsiung metropolitan area (Chinese: 高雄都會區; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Qū) is the urban area of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.

Definition

According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government, Kaohsiung metropolitan area included the following areas:

Kaohsiung City (core city) Pingtung County

However, since the merger of Kaohsiung City and the former Kaohsiung County on 25 December 2010, the term is no longer in official usage.

References

  1. 「中華民國統計地區標準分類」自99年12月25日起停止適用 (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-04.
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    • Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (November 2020). "Taiwan Combined" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2021.


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