Kaohsiung
Taiwan · Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. With a population of approximately 2.7 million people, it is Taiwan's third most populous city and the largest city in southern Taiwan. After annexing the entirety of Kaohsiung County in 2010, the city's administrative boundaries range from the coastal urban center across wide rural stretches and into the wilderness of the Yushan Range, making it the largest city in Taiwan by area at 2,952 km2 (1,140 mi2).
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Things to do in Kaohsiung
- Private Custom Kaohsiung Day Tour · 8 h · from $115 · 4.9/5 (95 reviews)
- Food and Culture Walking Tour in Tainan · 4 h · from $69 · 4.8/5 (31 reviews)
- From Kaohsiung Private Tainan Historical Highlights Tour · 8 h · from $128 · 5.0/5 (3 reviews)
- Private Classic Kaohsiung Day Tour · 8 h · from $115 · 4.9/5 (21 reviews)
- Alishan Join-in Day Tour from Kaohsiung (Incl. Park Entrance) · 11 h · from $85.72 · 4.7/5 (3 reviews)
- Cruiseship Shore Excursion in Kaohsiung City · 5 h · from $300 · 4.7/5 (12 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+8 · 14 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Kaohsiung City
- Main language
- Chinese
- On the map
- 22.63° N, 120.30° E
Near Kaohsiung
- Taitung · 88 km away
- Taichung · 173 km away
- Hualien · 201 km away
- Taipei · 297 km away
- Quanzhou · 300 km away
- Xiamen · 305 km away
More of Taiwan
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Where to stay
JÒHŌ HOTEL Kaohsiung
10/10 · 1727 reviews
Kindness Hotel - Kaohsiung Main Station
9.8/10 · 6095 reviews
Kindness Hotel - Jhandong Jiuru Branch
9.8/10 · 5442 reviews
Kindness Hotel - Qixian
9.8/10 · 2594 reviews
Kindness Hotel - Zhongshan Bade Branch
9.8/10 · 2093 reviews
InterContinental Kaohsiung by IHG
9.8/10 · 1913 reviews
Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park by IHG
9.8/10 · 449 reviews
Kindness Hotel Juemin
9.8/10 · 134 reviews
Airline Inn - Kaohsiung Station
9.6/10 · 4111 reviews
Kaohsiung Chateau de Chine Hotel
9.6/10 · 2118 reviews