Kaohsiung County

Kaohsiung County
高雄縣
County of the Republic of China
1945–2010
Flag of Kaohsiung
Flag of Kaohsiung County
Coat of arms of Kaohsiung
Coat of arms

Location of Kaohsiung County in Taiwan.
CapitalFongshan
Area 
• December 2010
2,792.67 km2 (1,078.26 sq mi)
Population 
• December 2010
1,243,410
History 
• Established
6 December 1945
• Disestablished
25 December 2010
Political subdivisions1 County-administered city
3 Urban townships
20 Rural townships
3 Mountain indigenous townships
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Takao Prefecture
Kaohsiung
Today part ofPart of Kaohsiung (Special municipality)
Kaohsiung County
Traditional Chinese高雄縣
Simplified Chinese高雄县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng Xiàn
Wade–GilesKao¹-hsiung² Hsien⁴
Tongyong PinyinGaosyóng Siàn
Hakka
RomanizationKô-hiùng Yen
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggou1hung4 yun6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKo-hiông Kōan

Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City.