Mituo District

Coordinates: 22°46′48″N 120°14′23″E / 22.780138°N 120.239841°E / 22.780138; 120.239841

Mituo 彌陀區
District
Mituo District ^[1]

Mituo District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population (January 2016)
• Total	19,657
Website	Official Website (in Chinese)

Mituo District (Chinese: 彌陀區; pinyin: Mítuó Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Mî-tô-khu/Bî-lô-khu/Mî-lô-khu) is a rural district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

Formerly called Bilokang (Chinese: 彌陀港; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bî-lô-káng)^[2]

Tourist attractions

Mi-shou Temple
Mituo Coastal Recreation Area
Mituo Gold Coast
Mituo Park
Nanliao Fishing Harbor
Nanliao Seaside Lightspot
Wu Family Swallow Tail Old House^[3]

Notable natives

Tu Cheng-sheng, Minister of Education (2004-2008)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mituo District, Kaohsiung.

Mituo District Office, Kaohsiung City

References

↑ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ "Entry #40242". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
↑ Site, Mituo Township Office Web (2 December 2010). "Mituo Township Office Web Site".

Districts of Kaohsiung
City seat: Lingya and Fongshan
Urban area	Gushan Lingya Nanzih Qianjin Qianzhen Qijin Sanmin Xiaogang Xinxing Yancheng Zuoying
Fongshan region	Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Linyuan Niaosong Renwu
Gangshan region	Alian Gangshan Hunei Luzhu Mituo Qiaotou Qieding Tianliao Yanchao Yong'an Ziguan
Cishan region	Jiaxian Liugui Meinong Neimen Qishan Shanlin
Mountain indigenous districts	Maolin Namaxia Taoyuan
Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, the Kaohsiung Government names its districts based on Tongyong Pinyin.

Districts in Taiwan

Special
municipalities

Kaohsiung	Alian Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Gangshan Gushan Hunei Jiaxian Lingya Linyuan Liugui Luzhu Maolin¹ Meinong Mituo Namaxia¹ Nanzi Neimen Niaosong Qianjin Qianzhen Qiaotou Qieding Qijin Qishan Renwu Sanmin Shanlin Taoyuan¹ Tianliao Xiaogang Xinxing Yanchao Yancheng Yong'an Ziguan Zuoying
New Taipei	Bali Banqiao Gongliao Jinshan Linkou Luzhou Pinglin Pingxi Ruifang Sanchong Sanxia Sanzhi Shenkeng Shiding Shimen Shuangxi Shulin Taishan Tamsui Tucheng Wanli Wugu Wulai¹ Xindian Xinzhuang Xizhi Yingge Yonghe Zhonghe
Taichung	Beitun Central Da'an Dadu Dajia Dali Daya Dongshi East Fengyuan Heping¹ Houli Longjing Nantun North Qingshui Shalu Shengang Shigang South Taiping Tanzi Waipu West Wufeng Wuqi Wuri Xinshe Xitun
Tainan	Anding Annan Anping Baihe Beimen Danei Dongshan East Guanmiao Guantian Guiren Houbi Jiali Jiangjun Liujia Liuying Longqi Madou Nanhua Nanxi North Qigu Rende Shanhua Shanshang South West Central Xiaying Xigang Xinhua Xinshi Xinying Xuejia Yanshui Yongkang Yujing Zuozhen
Taipei	Beitou Da'an Datong Nangang Neihu Shilin Songshan Wanhua Wenshan Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng
Taoyuan	Bade Daxi Dayuan Fuxing¹ Guanyin Guishan Longtan Luzhu Pingzhen Taoyuan Xinwu Yangmei Zhongli

Provincial
cities

Chiayi	East West
Hsinchu	East North Xiangshan
Keelung	Anle Nuannuan Qidu Ren'ai Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng

Note: Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard. Exceptions: Kaohsiung and Tainan name its districts based on Tongyong Pinyin for the most part. New Taipei names "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui". Cardinal direction districts, and names of special municipalities and provincial cities use different systems. ¹ — Mountain Indigenous District

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