Cianjhen District

Cianjhen District[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (Chinese: 前鎭區; Hanyu Pinyin: qiánzhèn qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánjhèn Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'ien2-chên4 Ch'ü1) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of 19,1207 km² and is subdivided into 59 basic units of municipal administration. Moreover, Cianjhen District has a population is 192,484, as of 2016.

Cianjhen

前鎭區

Qianzhen
District
Cianjhen District[1]
Skyline of Kaohsiung viewed from Cianjhen Star
前鎭 Cianjhen
Cianjhen District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total192,484
WebsiteOfficial Website (in Chinese)
Kaisyuan Night Market

History

On July 31, 2014, the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions occurred in the district and in nearby Lingya District.

Administrative divisions
Map including present-day Cianjhen District area (AMS, 1944)

The district consists of Caoya, Mingxiao, Mingzheng, Mingyi, Renai, Dechang, Pingdeng, Pingchang, Mingli, Xinyi, Xinde, Mingdao, Xinghua, Xingren, Qianzhen, Zhentung, Zhenrong, Zhenchang, Zhenhai, Zhenyang, Xingbang, Zhenzhong, Zhenbei, Zhongchun, Zhongcheng, Xishan, Minquan, Jianlong, Zhenxing, Lianghe, Xijia, Chengxing, Chengfeng, Xingzhong, Xingtung, Zhongxiao, Fuguo, Zhunei, Zhutung, Zhunan, Zhubei, Zhuxi, Zhuzhong, Ruizhu, Ruinan, Ruifeng, Ruixiang, Ruitung, Ruihe, Ruiping, Ruilong, Ruibei, Ruixi, Ruigang, Ruixing, Ruicheng, Ruiwen, Ruihua and Ruichang Village.[9]

Government agencies

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transportation
Cianjhen Star LRT station
  • Kaohsiung MRT: Caoya, Cianjhen Senior High School, Kaisyuan, Sanduo Shopping District and Shihjia
  • Kaohsiung LRT: Cianjhen Star, Lizihnei

Notable natives

References
  1. "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017. Cianjhen District
  2. "About Cianjhen". Cianjhen District Office. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. Cianjhen (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. "Taiwan gas blasts in Kaohsiung kill at least 25". BBC News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2019. People had been ordered to stay home from school and work in Kaohsiung's Cianjhen and Lingya districts on Friday, local media reported.
  5. "Hon Hai to set up 'smart' server plant in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019. Hon Hai in 2011 established a foothold in the Kaohsiung Software Park in Cianjhen District (前鎭) as part of its efforts to develop a wider range of applications for use in smartphones, tablet and notebook computers, desktop computers, flat panels, education, Internet communications and cloud-based technology gadgets.
  6. "Organization and Functions of Kaohsiung City Government" (PDF). 2007. p. 173. Retrieved 14 July 2019. Cianjhen District
  7. "2014-0806 AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Moving to New Location August 8". American Institute in Taiwan. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2019. The new office address will be 5F, No. 88, Chenggong 2nd Road, Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung City.{...}Location: Multipurpose Conference Room at the American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office (No. 88, Chenggong 2nd Road, Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung City)
  8. Guowei Ma, Yimiao Huang, Jingde Li (12 May 2019). "VCE Overpressure Prediction Using Empirical Methods". Risk Analysis of Vapor Cloud Explosions for Oil and Gas Facilities. pp. 23–44. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-7948-2_2. ISBN 978-981-13-7947-5. On 31 July 2014, a series of gas explosions occurred in the Cianjhen and Lingya districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, following reported gas leaks earlier that nightCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Office, Cianjhen District (8 June 2016). "Cianjhen District Office.Kaoshiung City".
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