Neimen District () is a rural

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Kaohsiung 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 ...

in southern

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. Neimen is located in the mountainous area with very little flat land.

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passes through the Neimen district. The whole district is under water reserve protection. The climate of Neimen belongs to the

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History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Neimen was organized as a rural township of

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 ...

. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Neimen was upgraded to a

of the

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: 95.6224 km². *

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: 13,402 people (March 2023) * Divisions: 18 urban villages 196 Neighborhoods *

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: 845 *

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: 5,074

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Gouping, Jinzhu, Yongfu, Yongji, Yongxing, Shikeng, Neimen, Neili, Guanting, Zhongpu, Neitung, Neinan, Tungpu, Sanping, Muzha, Neixing, Ruishan and Guangxing Village.Type‧ Home‧ 中文版‧ Central Election Commission‧ Referendum

Economy

The major occupation in the district is farming. However, the district is also famous for its

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culture.

Education

* Shih Chien University

Tourist attractions

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* Neimen Zhi-jhu Temple (內門紫竹寺) *

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* Tsui-Wen School *

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* Neimen Zhiyun Temple (內門紫雲宮) * Neimen Shunxian Temple (順賢宮)

References

External links

* Districts of Kaohsiung {{taiwan-geo-stub