Ciaotou District

Coordinates: 22°45′06″N 120°18′05″E / 22.751805°N 120.301468°E / 22.751805; 120.301468

Ciaotou District in Kaohsiung City

Ciaotou District

Ciaotou District (Chinese: 橋頭區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'iao²-t'ou² Ch'ü¹) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

During the Japanese era, modern-day Gangshan District and Ciaotou were as Okayama Town (岡山街), Okayama District (岡山郡), Takao Prefecture.

Geography

It has 37,198 inhabitants in 2014, and belongs to the Kaohsiung conurbation.

Tourist attractions

• 1114 Memorial Park
• Bamboo Grove Park
• Faith for Three Kings Temple
• Jioujiawei Yishan Temple
• Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
• Shueiliou Village
• Taiwan Sugar Museum
• Three Kings Temple

Transportation

Qiaotou Station

• KMRT Qiaotou Station
• TRA Qiaotou Station

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ciatou District, Kaohsiung.

• Kaohsiung

External links

• Ciaotou District Office, Kaohsiung City

Districts of Kaohsiung City seat: Lingya and Fengshan Earlier districts Gushan Lingya Nanzih Cianjin Cianjhen Cijin Sanmin Siaogang Sinsing Yancheng Zuoying Fengshan region Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Linyuan Niaosong Renwu Gangshan region Alian Gangshan Hunei Lujhu Mituo Cieding Ciaotou Tianliao Yanchao Yong'an Zihguan Cishan region Jiasian Liouguei Meinong Neimen Cishan Shanlin Mountain indigenous districts Namasia Maolin Taoyuan Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.