Daliao District


Daliao District is a suburban district in Kaohsiung, 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 an 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.
WWW daliao-en.kcg.gov.tw

History

Daliao is reported to be the origin of the surname Changchien, the most common two syllable surname in Taiwan.
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

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

Education

Higher education

Vocational schools

Senior high schools

Junior high schools

  • Kaohsiung Municipal Da Laotian Junior High School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Chao Laotian Junior High School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhuang Junior High School

Primary schools

  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Yongfang Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Da Laotian Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongyi Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Wengyuan Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongzhuang Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Xi Laotian Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhaoming Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Chao Laotian Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Shanding Primary School
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Houzhuang Primary School

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable natives