Gangshan District

Gangshan District in Kaohsiung City

Republic of China Air Force Museum

Gangshan District (Chinese: 岡山區; pinyin: Gāngshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Kang¹-shan¹ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kong-san-khu, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 96,138 inhabitants in 2007.

In 1920, the former town of Agongdian (阿公店, A-kong-tiàm) was renamed Gangshan by the ruling Japanese and was made the site of a Japanese airbase. The town suffered heavy bombardment in World War II. Following the Kuomintang takeover after the war, Gangshan continued to host Gangshan Air Base (Kangshan Air Base). The township is currently home to Taiwan's Air Force Academy, the Air Force Institute of Technology and an air force museum. The township has a strong military veteran's presence as well.

The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 in the official Kaohsiung Metro Area.

Transportation

It is linked to Kaohsiung city center by the Gangshan South Station of MRT Red Line or TRA Gangshan Station.

See also

• Kaohsiung

External links

• Gangshan Township Government Website (Chinese) (English)

Coordinates: 22°48′N 120°17′E / 22.800°N 120.283°E / 22.800; 120.283

v t e Districts of Kaohsiung City seat: Lingya and Fengshan Earlier districts Gushan Lingya Nanzih Qianjin Qianzhen Qijin Sanmin Xiaogang Xinxing Yancheng Zuoying Fengshan region Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Linyuan Niaosong Renwu Gangshan region Alian Gangshan Hunei Luzhu Mituo Qieding Qiaotou Tianliao Yanchao Yong'an Ziguan Qishan region Jiaxian Liugui Maolin Meinong Namaxia Neimen Qishan Shanlin Tauyuan Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.