Lingya District

Lingya District (Chinese: 苓雅區; pinyin: Língyǎ Qū) is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 85 Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here. Lingya District is the administrative center of Kaohsiung City along with Fongshan District. Its population is around 163,850 as of October 2023.[1] It is the 6th most-populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 19,916 people per square kilometer, or 51,581 people per square mile. It has an area of 8.1522 square kilometers, or 3.1476 square miles. The average elevation of Lingya is 6 meters, or 20 feet.

22°37′24.9″N 120°19′1.3″E / 22.623583°N 120.317028°E / 22.623583; 120.317028

Lingya
苓雅區
Lingya District [2]
Lingya District in Kaohsiung City
Lingya District in Kaohsiung City
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Special municipality Kaohsiung
Government
 • BodyLingya District Office
 • MayorZheng Mei-hua (鄭美華)
Area
 • Total8.1522 km2 (3.1476 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total163,850
 • Rank6
 • Density19,916/km2 (51,581/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Taiwan Time)
Postal code
802
Websitelingya-en.kcg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Lingya District houses the Kaohsiung City Government building.
Lingya District office
  1. ^ Household Registration Office Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, January 2014
  2. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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