Alian District

Alian

阿蓮區
Alian 阿蓮區
District
	Alian District
	Night view of Alian District from Dagang Mountain
	Alian Location in Taiwan
	Coordinates: 22°53′N 120°20′E / 22.883°N 120.333°E
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipality	Kaohsiung
Population (January 2016)
• Total	29,297
Time zone	+8
Website	alian-en.kcg.gov.tw

Coordinates: 22°53′N 120°20′E / 22.883°N 120.333°E / 22.883; 120.333

Alian District (Chinese: 阿蓮區; pinyin: Ālián Qū; Wade–Giles: A¹-lien² Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-lian-khu) is a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History[]

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

Geography[]

The district is located at the northeast side of on the north end of the western territory of Kaohsiung City, between the Erren River and the Agongdian River.^[2]

Administrative divisions[]

The district consists of Shian, Zhonglu, Fengshan, Ganghou, Gangshan, Alian, Qinglian, Helian, Jingqi, Fuan, Yuku and Nanlian Village.^[3]

Tourist attractions[]

Chaofeng Temple (大崗山超峰寺)
Erren River
^[4] (光德寺)
Lianfeng Temple (大崗山蓮峰寺)

Transportation[]

The district is connected to Tainan at Xinhua District through the Provincial Highway 39.

Notable natives[]

Ho Ming-tsan, football player

References[]

^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ "Welcome to Alian District Office". Alian-en.kcg.gov.tw. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "光德寺全球資訊網". Chingjou.org.tw. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

[2] "Welcome to Alian District Office". Alian-en.kcg.gov.tw. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "光德寺全球資訊網". Chingjou.org.tw. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

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