Kaohsiung County

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