Kaohsiung is a special municipality located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait. Kaohsiung has a population of approximately 2.77 million people and has been officially ranked as Taiwan's third most populous city since July 2017. It is Taiwan's largest municipality by area at 2,951.85 km2 (1,139.72 sq mi), stretching from Mount Yu to Taiping Island. Since its start in the 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village into the political, economic, transportation, manufacturing, refining, shipbuilding, and industrial center of southern Taiwan.
高雄是一個特殊的自治市,位於台灣西南部,面向台灣海峽。 高雄擁有約277萬人口,自2017年7月起正式被評為台灣人口第三大城市。它是台灣最大的自治市,面積為2,951.85平方公里(1,139.72平方英里),從虞山到太平島。 自17世紀開始,高雄從一個小型貿易村發展成為台灣南部的政治,經濟,交通,製造,煉油,造船和工業中心。