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Shanlin 杉林區 | |
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| Shanlin District[1] | |
 The sunset in Shanlin. | |
 Shanlin District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 10,961 |
| Website | shanlin |
Shanlin District (Chinese:杉林區;Hanyu Pinyin:Shānlín Qū;Tongyong Pinyin:Shanlín Cyu;Wade–Giles:Shanlin Ch'ü;Taiwanese:Sam-nâ-khu ), formerly known asLâm-á-sian (楠梓仙) before 1901, later namedSuannsamna (山杉林),[2] is a suburbandistrict ofKaohsiung in southernTaiwan.
Shanlin bordersJiasian District to the north,Liougui District to the east, and is adjacent toMeinong District andCishan District to the south. It shares its western border withNeimen District and connects toNanhua District inTainan City to the northwest.
The majority of the district's residents are Hakka people, constituting approximately 63% of the total population, with additional villages ofHoklo and indigenousTaivoan people.
After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to theRepublic of China in 1945, Shanlin was organized as arural township ofKaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Shanlin was upgraded to adistrict of thecity.
In August 2019, some residents living in high-risk areas of Shanlin District were evacuated from their homes after heavy rain and flash flooding.[3]
The district is divided into Shanlin, Muzi, Jilai, Xinzhuang, Shangping, Yuemei, Yuemei and Da-ai[4]/Da'ai Village.[5]
A shuttle taxi system named Happy Taxi was introduced to both Yuemei Villages of the district on 27 May 2019, the first public transport in the district.[6]
Troops also assisted local government units in Liouguei (六龜), Jiasian (甲仙) and Shanlin (杉林) districts in Kaohsiung to evacuate residents from high-risk areas as a pre-emptive measure to ensure their safety, Wu said.
After Namasia, Jiasian, Taoyuan, Maolin and Liouguei were devastated in the 2009 Typhoon Morakot, Kaohsiung City Government and Tzu Chi Foundation worked together to create Shanlin Da-ai Village, so survivors could have new homes.
