Kaohsiung [3] (高雄Gāoxióng ) is a city in southwest Taiwan . The third largest city on the island with a population of about 2.7 million people [4] . Large port and industrial center.
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| Kaohsiung | |||||
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| Whom . 高雄Gāoxióng | |||||
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| A country | Republic of China / People’s Republic of China [1] | ||||
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| Square | 2,946.25 km² | ||||
| Center height | 9 m | ||||
| Climate type | monsoon subtropical (Cfa) | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 8 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 2 777 873 [2] people ( 2017 ) | ||||
| Density | 943 people / km² | ||||
| Nationalities | Chinese | ||||
| Official language | Chinese | ||||
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December 25, 2010 the city was merged with the eponymous county , forming a larger municipality [5] .
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Geography and climate
Kaohsiung is located in the southwestern part of the island, on the shores of the Taiwan Strait . The central areas are concentrated around Kaohsiung Bay, which is home to the island of Chijin, which serves as a natural pier. The Ai River flows through the Old Town and central areas, falling into the bay. To the north of the bay of Kaohsiung there is also a military bay of Zhoyin. A characteristic feature of the city’s relief is the Shoushan Hills, located north of Kaohsiung Bay.
The climate of the city is characterized as tropical with average temperatures ranging from 18.6 to 28.7 ° C and average humidity from 60 to 81%. The average annual rainfall is about 1,785 mm, most of which falls between May and September.
| Kaohsiung Climate | |||||||||||||
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| Indicator | Jan. | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sen | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 23.9 | 24.7 | 26,8 | 29.1 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 28,8 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 19.3 | 20.3 | 22.6 | 25.4 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 25.8 |
| Average minimum, ° C | 15.7 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 22.1 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | sixteen | 20 | 38 | 69 | 197 | 415 | 390 | 416 | 241 | 42 | 18 | sixteen | 1884 |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau | |||||||||||||
Economy
Kaohsiung is an important port and large industrial center. The Linghai Industrial Park, covering an area of 2,200 hectares, located on the coast and built in the mid-1970s, includes a steel and shipbuilding plant, a petrochemical complex, and enterprises from other industries. There is also a refinery in the city, production of aluminum, cement, fertilizers, sugar, bricks, tiles, paper, etc. is well developed. There is a canning industry, including fish and fruit processing.
Kaohsiung Port has the largest natural bay in Taiwan. It is the largest container port of the island and the sixth largest in the world [6] . For 2007, the port had a carrying capacity of 10.2 million units in a twenty-foot equivalent [7] . The new container terminal, which is currently under construction, will allow the port to increase its capacity by another 2 million TEU by 2013.
Transportation
Kaohsiung International Airport is Taiwan’s third largest airport, accounting for about 15% of all international flights in the country. Flights include destinations such as Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Osaka, Tokyo, Macao, Changsha, Taipei, etc.
There is a metro , the construction of which was begun in 2001, and the first 2 lines began to operate since 2008. In addition, there are light rail systems, a bus network is developed. With the north of the island of Kaohsiung is connected by high-speed railway .
Twin Cities
Kaohsiung is the twin city of the following cities:
- Honolulu , United States
- Macon , United States
- Tulsa , United States
- Colorado Springs , United States
- Miami , United States
- San Antonio , USA
- Seattle , USA
- Knoxville , United States
- Plains USA
- Pensacola , United States
- Mobile , United States
- Little Rock , United States
- Portland , United States
- Busan , Republic of Korea
- Cebu , Philippines
- Da Nang , Vietnam
- Barranquilla , Colombia
- Cartago , Costa Rica
- Durban , South Africa
- Blantyre , Malawi
- Brisbane , Australia
- Belize , Belize
- Hachioji , Japan
See also
- Kaohsiung earthquake
Notes
- ↑ This settlement is located in China and is controlled by the Republic of China . According to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China , controlled by the Republic of China Taiwan and the adjacent islands are part of the People’s Republic of China . In fact, the Republic of China is a partially recognized state whose territory is not controlled by the People’s Republic of China .
- ↑ The population of all cities in Taiwan .
- ↑ Kaohsiung // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - p. 86.
- ↑ Welcome to Kaohsiung City - Statistics Archived copy of December 2, 2008 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9 (not available link)
- ↑ Review of Maritime Transport 2004. - New York: United Nations, 2005. - ISBN 92-1-112645-2 .
- ↑ Dale, Jamie . Lloyd's List of Daily Commercial News , Informa Australia (2008-01 = 17), p. 16.