Cishan District

Cishan

旗山區
Cishan 旗山區
District
	Qishan District
	Cishan District
	Cishan District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taipei
Population (January 2016)
• Total	37,749

22°52′05″N 120°28′26″E / 22.867951°N 120.473907°E / 22.867951; 120.473907

Cishan District (Chinese: 旗山區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíshān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Císhan Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i²-shan¹ Ch'ü¹) is a suburban district in northeastern Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[2]

Geography

Area: 94.6122 km²
Population: 37,749 people (2016)

Education

Fortune Institute of Technology

Tourist attractions

Cishan Tianhou Temple
Jhongshan Old Street
Jhongshan Park
Mount Ciwei
Mount Jhongliao Leisure and Agriculture Area
Qishan Train Station
Stone Arches Corridor
Wulong Fongsan Temple^[2]

Transportation

Until the 1970s, a branch railroad linked Qishan with the main north-south railway. Now, the most important transportation link is National Highway No. 10.

Notable natives

Chen Chien-jen, former Minister of Department of Health

References

^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b http://web.archive.org/web/20131113013358/http://www.chishan.gov.tw:80/en/. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Cishan District Office, Kaohsiung City

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[1] "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

[chishan.gov.tw-2] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20131113013358/http://www.chishan.gov.tw:80/en/. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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