Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung 高雄市
Special municipality
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Kaohsiung in the Taiwan islands
Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°16′E / 22.633°N 120.267°E / 22.633; 120.267
Country	Taiwan
Districts	38 Yancheng Gushan Zuoying Nanzih Sanmin Sinsing Cianjin Lingya Cianjhen Cijin Siaogang Fongshan Linyuan Daliao Dashu Dashe Renwu Niaosong Gangshan Ciaotou Yanchao Tianliao Alian Lujhu Hunei Cieding Yong'an Mituo Ziguan Cishan Meinong Liouguei Jiasian Shanlin Neimen Maolin Taoyuan Namasia
Government
• Mayor	Chen Chi-mai
Area
• Total	2,948 km2 (1,138 sq mi)
Population  (December 31, 2020)
• Total	2,765,932
• Density	938.2/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Postal code	800–852
Area code	07
ISO 3166 code	TW-KHH
Address	804, Taiwan, Kaohsiung City, Gushan District
Website	Official website

Kaohsiung City
"Kaohsiung" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese	高雄市
Literal meaning	Japanese transcription of an old Siraya name
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gāoxióng Shì Bopomofo ㄍㄠ   ㄒㄩㄥˊ   ㄕˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Gaushyong Shyh Wade–Giles Kao¹-hsiung² Shih⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Gaosyóng Shìh Yale Romanization Gāusyúng Shr̀ MPS2 Gāushiúng Shr̀ IPA [káu.ɕʊ̌ŋ ʂɻ̩̂] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Kô-hiùng-sṳ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gou1hung4 Si5 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ko-hiông-chhī Tâi-lô Ko-hiông-tshī
Japanese name
Kanji	高雄市
Kana	たかおし
Transcriptions Romanization Takao-shi

Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese: 高雄市, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the third largest city of Taiwan, after New Taipei City and Taichung City, and the main city in Southern Taiwan.