Nanzih District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also spelled Nanzi; ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

located in

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Ka ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

. It was the northernmost district of Kaohsiung City until

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of ...

was merged into the municipality in 2010. Nanzih offers convenient access to transportation, including a train and bus station and an interchange on the

Sun Yat-sen Freeway National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zh ...

. Moreover, it also contains the Nanzih Industrial Zone.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Qingfeng, Tungning, Wuchang, Xiangping, Zhongyang, Huinan, Huimin, Huifeng, Jinbing, Yubing, Jintian, Rentian, Ruibing, Cuibing, Hongnan, Hongyi, Hongrong, Guangchang, Jiuchang, Dachang, Fuchang, Chengchang, Taichang, Xingchang, Jianchang, Hongchang, Hechang, Qingchang, Longchang, Xiuchang, Yuchang, Guochang, Jiachang, Renchang, Lantian, Zhongxing and Zhonghe Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000400000000.html

Education

Universities

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST; ) is a university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was formed in 2018 by a merger of the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST), ...

National University of Kaohsiung The National University of Kaohsiung (NUK; ) is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and a member of the National University System of Taiwan. History NUK was founded in February 2000, aims to narrow the gap in education between ...

Schools

Kaohsiung Municipal Nanzih Comprehensive Senior High School Kaohsiung Municipal Nanzih Senior High School(NTHS, Chinese: 高雄市立楠梓高級中學) is a comprehensive high school in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Kaohsiung City Government planning to set up the first comprehensive high school. Departments of Nanz ...

Tourist attractions

* Houjin River * Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park * Mount Banping * Nanzih Tianhou Temple * Yang Family Historical Residence * Youchang Forest Park * Zhongpu Daitian Temple

Transportation

Railway

TRA Western Line stations *

Nanzi Station Nanzi Station () (formerly Nanzih Station) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Around the station * Kaohsiung Metro Metropolitan Park Station History The ra ...

(formerly Nanzih Station) Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Red Line stations *

Metropolitan Park Station Metropolitan Park is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is a three-level, elevated station with one island platforms and four exits. It is 171 meters long and is located at the junction ...

Houjing Station Houjing is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is a three-level, elevated station with two Side platform and three exits. It is 153 meters long and is located near the intersection of Ji ...

Nanzih Export Processing Zone Station Nanzih Export Processing Zone Station is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is a three-level, elevated station with one island platforms An island platform (also center platform, ce ...

Oil Refinery Elementary School Station Oil Refinery Elementary School is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms A side platform (also known as a marginal platform ...

World Games Station World Games is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the World Games 2009. Station overview The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four e ...

Highway

Nanzi Interchange at 356 km *Tai 1 line (Gaonan Highway) *Tai 17 line (Coast Highway) *Tai 22 line (Qinan Road)

References

External links

* Districts of Kaohsiung {{Taiwan-geo-stub