Cijin District

Cijin District is a district of , , covering Cijin Island and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after , with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles.
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  • Type: Suburb with 28,900 residents
  • Description: A district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Ch’i-chin”, “Ch’i-ching”, “Ch’i-hou”, “Ch’i-hou-t’ing”, “Ch’ichin”, “Chijin”, “Cijin”, “Kî-aū”, “Kî-tin”, “Kigo”, “Qijin”, and “Qijin District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include War Peace Memorial Park Museum and Female Laborer Memorial Park.

Museum
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The War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Hall is a memorial in Cijin District, , . It commemorates Republic of China Armed Forces who died during the Chinese Civil War, Korean War and Pacific War.

Park
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The Memorial Park for Women Laborers originally named the Twenty-five Ladies' Tomb, is located in Cijin District, , . It acts as a memorial to 25 young women who drowned in a ferry accident on their way to work in the nearby export processing district.

Museum
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The Cijin Shell Museum is a in Cijin District, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asia New Bay Area and Lengga Liau.

Quarter
is an industrial, exhibition and cultural site located at , . It is a major construction of Kaohsiung City's industrial transformation, in order to promote the urban development of Kaohsiung Harbor and downtown Kaohsiung. is situated 2½ km northeast of Cijin District.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of Cijin District.

Suburb
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(Chinese: 前鎭區; Hanyu Pinyin: qiánzhèn qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánjhèn Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'ien2-chên4 Ch'ü and is subdivided into 59 villages. is situated 3½ km east of Cijin District.

Cijin District

Latitude
22.59057° or 22° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
120.28443° or 120° 17′ 4″ east
Population
28,900
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7QJ2H7RM+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655700
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1678593
Wiki­data ID
Q706704
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Cijin District” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սիջինի Շրջան”
  • Chinese: “Kî-tin-khu”
  • Chinese: “岐後”
  • Chinese: “旂后”
  • Chinese: “旗后”
  • Chinese: “旗後”
  • Chinese: “旗津”
  • Chinese: “旗津区”
  • Chinese: “旗津區”
  • French: “district de Qijin”
  • French: “District de Qijin”
  • German: “Qijin”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Cijin”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Qijin”
  • Japanese: “きご”
  • Japanese: “旗後”
  • Japanese: “旗津”
  • Japanese: “旗津区”
  • Japanese: “旗津半島”
  • Korean: “치진구”
  • Korean: “키아우”
  • Lithuanian: “Čidzinas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kî-aū”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kî-āu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kî-tin-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kî-tin”
  • Persian: “سیجین”
  • Polish: “Qijin”
  • Russian: “Цицзинь”
  • Slovenian: “Čidžin”
  • Spanish: “Cijin”
  • Spanish: “Qijin”
  • Ukrainian: “Ціцзінь”
  • Vietnamese: “Kỳ Tân, Cao Hùng”
  • Vietnamese: “Kỳ Tân”
  • Yue Chinese: “旗津區”
  • “旗津區”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cijin District Office and Kaohsiung Municipal Cijin Hospital.

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