Siaogang District

Infobox TW district
Name=Siaogang District
TW_Name=小港區
Nickname=Port Edge
TW_Nickname=港仔墘
Region=Southern Kaohsiung
Leader_Titles=Supervisor
Leader_Names=Tsai Shuen-an(蔡順安)
(Acting)
TotalArea=39.8753
PopDate=April 2006
Population=150,354
Village=43
Neighborhood=729
|Website_TW=http://www.kcg.gov.tw/

Siaogang District (zh-tpw|t=小港區|p=XiǎoGāng Qū|w=Hsiao-kang Cyu) is the southern-most district of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China in southern Taiwan. The second largest airport in Taiwan, Kaohsiung International Airport, is located here.

History

Siaogang was developed during Dutch occupation. The Dutch built Hong-Mao harbor as an addition to Anping Harbor in Tainan. After losing the war against Koxinga (Lord Zheng Chenggong), the Dutch left Taiwan. Koxinga decided to develop Taiwan as the base to revive the Ming Dynasty and prepare his troops for fighting the Qing Dynasty. He sent one of his men, Wu Yanshang, to expand Siaogang. After Koxinga, his son, and his grandson died, the Qing Dynasty quickly defeated the Ming remnants and annexed Taiwan. In 1895, the Qing Dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after losing the First Sino-Japanese War, and Siaogang was used to produce sugar for Japanese.

As a heavy industry base in Taiwan during World War II, Siaogang was more heavily bombed by the Allied force than other parts of the city. After the war, Siaogang was administrated as "Siaogang Township" of Kaohsiung County, a third-level government of the Republic of China, under Taiwan Province. Siaogang was annexed by Kaohsiung City and become "Siaogang District" on July 1, 1979 ,when Kaohsiung City became a Central Municipality.

Geography

Siaogang is located in the southern part of Kaohsiung. It borders Cianjhen District to the north, Daliao Township to the east, Linyuan Township to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west.

Economy

As far as the industry of Taiwan is concerned, Siaogang is one of the most importantregions for the shipbuilding and steel industries. During the 1970s, the government spent 5 years carrying out Ten Major Construction Projects. Two companies resulting from the projects are based here: China Steel and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. CPC Corporation, Taiwan also a part of the ten projects, has a major oil refinery facility located here. With the proximity of Kaohsiung Harbor, the products of these companies are exported worldwide. These products are also transported throughout the island via National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan), which terminates on the northern border of the district.

Attraction

The only tourist attraction in Siaogang has is the "Kao" Tower. The name comes from its shape: it is build in the shape of Chinese character "高"(pronuced "Kao"). It was once a lighthouse. After the building of second harbor of Kaohsiung, it was renewed and became a tourist attraction. The shape of the building is not only a Chinese character but also represent the spirit of Kaohsiung.

Education

Primary Schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Hua-Shan Elementary School
* Kaohsiung municipal Hsiao-Kang primary school
* Kaohsiung municipal Feng-Lin primary school
* Kaohsiung Municipal Hae-Shan Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Ching-Shang Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Tai-Pin Primary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Feng-Ming Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Ping-Ding Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Er-ling Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Han-ming Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Gui-Lin Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Garn-Her Elementary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Fong-Yang Primary School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Ming-yi Elementary School

Junior High Schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Hsuao-Kang Junior High School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Chung-Shan Junior High School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Feng-Lin Junior High School
* Kaohsiung Municipal Ming-Yi Junior High School

enior High Schools

* Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao Kang Senior High School
* Kao-Feng vocational high school

Universities

* National Kaohsiung Hospitality College
* The Open University of Kaohsiung

Transportation

* Kaohsiung International Airport
* Kaohsiung City Bus(Siaogang station)
* Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Red Line, started operating on March 9, 2008.
* Sun-Yat sen Freeway