22°51′54″N 120°23′22″E / 22.865104°N 120.389503°E / 22.865104; 120.389503

Tianliao
田寮區
District
Tianliao District [1]
Badlands formation in Tianliao
Badlands formation in Tianliao
Tianliao District in Kaohsiung City
Tianliao District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total6,555
Websitetianliao.kcg.gov.tw/en/

Tianliao District (Chinese: 田寮區; pinyin: Tiánliáo Qū; Wade–Giles: T'ien2-liao2 Ch'ü1) is a suburban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Lupu, Nanan, Datong, Tianliao, Qixing, Chongde, Xide, Sanhe, Guting and Xinxing Village.[2]

Tourist attractions

  • Agongdian Reservoir
  • Chaoyuan Temple (朝元寺)
  • Danantian Fude Temple (大南天福德祠)
  • Lyu Family Ancient House
  • Mount Matou
  • Narrow Sky
  • Rihyue Temple (日月禪寺)
  • Shihmuru
  • Shihzueizai Pavilion
  • Tianliao Moon World

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. ↑ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002200000000.html
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