22°53′24″N120°34′01″E / 22.890093°N 120.566883°E /22.890093; 120.566883
Meinong 美濃區 Mino | |
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| Meinong District[1] | |
 Meinong District | |
 Meinong District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 37,092 |
| Website | meinong-en |
Meinong District (WG:Meinung, Hakka:瀰濃Mî-nùng,Chinese:美濃區;pinyin:Měinóng Qū) is aHakkadistrict inKaohsiung,Taiwan. Meinong is one of the four districts in Kaohsiung that is the central focus of Hakka cultural development, the others beingJiasian District,Shanlin District, andLiouguei District. In March 2012, it was named one of the "Top 10 Small Tourist Towns" by theTourism Bureau.[2]
DuringJapanese rule, the name was changed from "Mî-nùng" (瀰濃/彌濃) to Mino(美濃).[when?] "Mî-nùng" may have come from the name of a local aboriginal tribe, "Malang".
After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to theRepublic of China in 1945, Meinong was organized as anurban township ofKaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Meinong was upgraded to adistrict of thecity.
The district is divided into 19urban villages and 389 neighborhoods. Villages in the district are Fu'an, Gehe, Luxing, Zhongtan, Dexing, Longshan, Shishan, Longdu, Guangde, Xinglong, Zhongzun, Tungmen, Taian, Minong, Qingshui, Jiyang, Jihe, Jitung and Guanglin Village.[3]
The area has grown tobacco since 1630[4] and is renowned nationwide for itsoil paper umbrellas.[5] These oil paper umbrellas are made mainly by the Hakka population and exported toJapan.
There is one senior high school in Meinong District, which is Kaohsiung Private Qimei Senior Commercial and Industrial Vocational School ; three national middle schools, namely Kaohsiung Meinong National Middle School , Kaohsiung City Nanlong National Middle School , Kaohsiung City Longdu National Middle School ; nine National Primary Schools There are Meinong National Elementary School in Meinong District , Kaohsiung City, Jidong National Elementary School in Meinong District , Kaohsiung City, Dongmen National Elementary School in Meinong District , Kaohsiung City, Guangxing National Elementary School in Meinong District , Kaohsiung City, Longdu National Elementary School in Meinong District , Kaohsiung City, and Meinong City, Kaohsiung City . District Zhongtan National Primary School , Kaohsiung City Meinong District Jiyang National Primary School , Kaohsiung City Meinong District Fu'an National Primary School , Kaohsiung City Meinong District Longshan National Primary School .
