22°47′22″N 120°22′09″E / 22.789318°N 120.369102°E / 22.789318; 120.369102

Yanchao
燕巢區
Yanchao District [1]
Yanchao District in Kaohsiung City
Yanchao District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
  Total28,794
Websiteyanchao.kcg.gov.tw

Yanchao District (Chinese: 燕巢區; pinyin: Yàncháo Qū; Wade–Giles: Yen4-ch'ao2 Ch'ü1) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Jianshan, Qionglin, Anzhao, Jiaoxiu, Fengxiong, Jinshan, Tungyan, Nanyan, Xiyan, Hengshan and Shenshui Village.[2]

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Yanchao is served by Freeways 1, 3, and 10, Provincial Highway 22, and City Route 186.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. "Yanchao Tourism". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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