Lingya District

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

Lingya District in Kaohsiung City
Lingya District
Lingya District office

Lingya District (Chinese: 苓雅區; pinyin: Língyǎ Qū) is one of the district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Tuntex Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here. Along with Fongshan District, Lingya District is the administrative center of Kaohsiung City. There are about 175,854 people in Lingya District as of December 2014.[1]

Name

The district is named after a traditional community on the coast called "Lingyaliao" (苓雅寮; pinyin: Língyǎliáo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-ngá-liâu) or 苓仔寮 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-á-liâu), after the similar sounding 苓仔 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-á), which refers to a place where fishermen would put their nets after use. After 1945, the community was combined with "Guotianzi" (過田子), "Lingdeguan" (林德官), and "Wukuaicuo" (五塊厝) to form "Lienya District" (連雅區). In 1952 the original name Lingya (苓雅) was restored.

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Lingya District

Lingya is grouped into 4 sub-districts; which are divided into 69 village; which are subdivided into 1,248 neighborhoods.

Education

Kaohsiung Municipal Lingya District Jhong-Jheng Elementary School, the location of the Kaohsiung Japanese School

Kaohsiung Municipal Lingya District Jhong-Jheng Elementary School (高雄市苓雅區中正國民小學) is located in the district.[2] This facility houses the Kaohsiung Japanese School, a Japanese international school.[3]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Household Registration Office, January 2014
  2. ↑ English home page. Kaohsiung Jhong-Jheng Elementary School. Retrieved on January 15, 2015."No.100, Furen Rd., Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan (R.O.C.)"
  3. ↑ "Home." Kaohsiung Japanese School. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. "中華民國台灣高雄市苓雅區輔仁路100號 (高雄市苓雅區中正國民小學内)" See image of the school building.

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