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Mituo
彌陀區
District
Mituo District [1]
Mituo District in Kaohsiung City
Mituo District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total18,322
Websitemituo-en.kcg.gov.tw

Mituo District (Chinese: 彌陀區; pinyin: Mítuó Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Mî-tô-khu/Bî-lô-khu/Mî-lô-khu) is a rural district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

Map of Mituo (labeled as Midakō) and surrounding area (1944)

This district was formerly called Bilokang (Chinese: 彌陀港; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bî-lô-káng)[2]

Republic of China

Map including Mituo (labeled as Mit'o (Mida) 弥陀) (1951)

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guanghe, Mijing, Miren, Mishou, Mituo, Jiugang, Wenan, Yancheng, Guogang, Haiwei, Tade and Nanliao Village.[3]

Politics

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

  • Mi-shou Temple (彌壽宮)
  • Mituo Coastal Recreation Area
  • Mituo Gold Coast
  • Mituo Park
  • Nanliao Fishing Harbor
  • Nanliao Seaside Lightspot
  • Wu Family Swallow Tail Old House[4]

Notable natives

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Entry #40242". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  3. ↑ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002800000000.html
  4. ↑ Mituo Township Office Web (2 December 2010). "Mituo Township Office Web Site". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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