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Daliao District

Coordinates: 22°35′47″N 120°24′49″E / 22.596262°N 120.413536°E / 22.596262; 120.413536
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22°35′47″N 120°24′49″E / 22.596262°N 120.413536°E / 22.596262; 120.413536

Daliao
大寮區
District
Daliao District [1]
Official logo of Daliao
Emblem of Daliao District
Daliao District in Kaohsiung City
Daliao District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
CityKaohsiung
Area
 • Total
71.04 km2 (27.4287 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total
111,923
 • Rank9
 • Density1,569/km2 (4,064/sq mi)
Postal code
831
Websitedaliao-en.kcg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata

Daliao District (Chinese: 大寮區; pinyin: Dàliáo Qū; Wade–Giles: Ta4-liao2 Ch'ü1) is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Part of the Kaohsiung metropolitan area, it has 111,923 inhabitants as of October 2023, making it the 9th most populous district of Kaohsiung. It has a area of 71.04 square kilometers, or 27.4287 square miles, giving it a population density of 1,569 people per square kilometer, or 4,064 people per square mile. It is linked with Downtown Kaohsiung by the Orange Line of the Kaohsiung Metro.

History

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Daliao is reported to be the origin of the surname Changchien (張簡), the most common two syllable surname in Taiwan.[2]

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Daliao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Daliao was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

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The district consists of Kaotan, Neikeng, Daliao, Shangliao (上寮里), Sanlong, Liuqiu, Wengyuan, Qianzhuang, Zhongzhuang, Houzhuang, Yiren, Xincuo, Guoxi, Chaoliao, Guijie, Guishe, Shanding, Zhongyi, Yongfang, Yihe, Xiliao, Jiangshan, Zhaoming, Guangwu and Zhongxing Village.[3]

Education

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Higher education

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Vocational schools

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Senior high schools

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  • Kaohsiung Xinguang Private Senior High School (高雄市私立新光高級中學)

Junior high schools

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  • Kaohsiung Municipal Da Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立大寮國民中學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Chao Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立潮寮國民中學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhuang Junior High School (高雄市立中庄國民中學)

Primary schools

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  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Yongfang Primary School (高雄市大寮區永芳國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Da Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區大寮國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongyi Primary School (高雄市大寮區忠義國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Wengyuan Primary School (高雄市大寮區翁園國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區中庄國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Xi Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區溪寮國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhaoming Primary School (高雄市大寮區昭明國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Chao Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區潮寮國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Shanding Primary School (高雄市大寮區山頂國民小學)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Houzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區後庄國民小學)

Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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Daliao Station

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ "『張簡』姓氏的來源". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000001400000000.html[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Tourism". Daliao District Office. 2011-10-05. No. 17. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
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