22°47′22″N 120°22′09″E / 22.789318°N 120.369102°E
Yanchao
燕巢區 | |
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Yanchao District [1] | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Southern Taiwan |
Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 28,794 |
Website |
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Yanchao District ( Chinese: 燕巢區; pinyin: Yàncháo Qū; Wade–Giles: Yen4-ch'ao2 Ch'ü1) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yanchao was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Yanchao was upgraded to a district of the city.
The district consists of Jianshan, Qionglin, Anzhao, Jiaoxiu, Fengxiong, Jinshan, Tungyan, Nanyan, Xiyan, Hengshan and Shenshui Village. [2]
Yanchao is served by Freeways 1, 3, and 10, Provincial Highway 22, and City Route 186.