Tianliao District

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
Tianliao District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population  (October 2023)
• Total	6,555
Website	tianliao.kcg.gov.tw/en/

Tianliao District (Chinese: 田寮區; pinyin: Tiánliáo Qū; Wade–Giles: T'ien²-liao² Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhân-liâu-khu) 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

• Su Jain-rong, Minister of Finance

See also

• Kaohsiung

References

External links

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