22°35′47″N 120°24′49″E / 22.596262°N 120.413536°E / 22.596262; 120.413536
District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Daliao
大寮區
Daliao District [ 1] Daliao District in Kaohsiung City
Country Taiwan City Kaohsiung • Total 71.04 km2 (27.4287 sq mi) Elevation
17 m (56 ft) • Total 111,923 • Rank 9 • Density 1,569/km2 (4,064/sq mi) Postal code 831
Website daliao-en .kcg .gov .tw
Daliao District (Chinese : 大寮區 ; pinyin : Dàliáo Qū ; Wade–Giles : Ta4 -liao2 Ch'ü1 ) is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City , Taiwan . Part of the Kaohsiung metropolitan area , it has 111,923 inhabitants as of October 2023, making it the 9th most populous district of Kaohsiung. It has a area of 71.04 square kilometers, or 27.4287 square miles, giving it a population density of 1,569 people per square kilometer, or 4,064 people per square mile. It is linked with Downtown Kaohsiung by the Orange Line of the Kaohsiung Metro .
History
Daliao is reported to be the origin of the surname Changchien (張簡), the most common two syllable surname in Taiwan.[ 2]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Daliao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County . On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Daliao was upgraded to a district of the city .
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Kaotan, Neikeng, Daliao, Shangliao (上寮里 ), Sanlong, Liuqiu, Wengyuan, Qianzhuang, Zhongzhuang, Houzhuang, Yiren, Xincuo, Guoxi, Chaoliao, Guijie, Guishe, Shanding, Zhongyi, Yongfang, Yihe, Xiliao, Jiangshan, Zhaoming, Guangwu and Zhongxing Village.[ 3]
Education
Higher education
Vocational schools
Senior high schools
Kaohsiung Xinguang Private Senior High School (高雄市私立新光高級中學)
Junior high schools
Kaohsiung Municipal Da Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立大寮國民中學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Chao Laotian Junior High School (高雄市立潮寮國民中學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Zhongzhuang Junior High School (高雄市立中庄國民中學)
Primary schools
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Yongfang Primary School (高雄市大寮區永芳國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Da Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區大寮國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongyi Primary School (高雄市大寮區忠義國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Wengyuan Primary School (高雄市大寮區翁園國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhongzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區中庄國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Xi Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區溪寮國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Zhaoming Primary School (高雄市大寮區昭明國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Chao Laotian Primary School (高雄市大寮區潮寮國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Shanding Primary School (高雄市大寮區山頂國民小學)
Kaohsiung Municipal Daliao District Houzhuang Primary School (高雄市大寮區後庄國民小學)
Tourist attractions
Transportation
Daliao Station
Notable natives
References
External links
Look up
Daliao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Districts Attractions
Historical sites Museums Others
Education
Public universities Other schools
¹ — Mountain indigenous district