22°36′02″N 120°18′53″E / 22.60062°N 120.314785°E
Cianjhen
前鎭區 Qianzhen | |
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Cianjhen District[Note 1] | |
Country | Taiwan |
City | Kaohsiung |
Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 180,097 |
Website | kccdo |
Cianjhen District[Note 1] (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 191,207 km2 (73,825 sq mi) and is subdivided into 59 villages. The district has a population is 180,097, as of October 2023. It is the fifth-most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 9,457 people per square kilometer, or 24,494 people per square mile.
On July 31, 2014, the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions occurred in the district and in nearby Lingya District.
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 villages.[18]
Cianjhen is served by the following metro stations:
Cianjhen is the southern terminus of Freeway 1, while Provincial Highway 17 also runs through the district.