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Mituo 彌陀區 | |
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| Mituo District[1] | |
Mituo District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 18,322 |
| Website | mituo-en |
Mituo District (Chinese:彌陀區;pinyin:Mítuó Qū;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Mî-tô-khu/Bî-lô-khu/Mî-lô-khu) is a ruraldistrict ofKaohsiung City in southernTaiwan.

This district was formerly calledBilokang (Chinese:彌陀港;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Bî-lô-káng)[2]

After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to theRepublic of China in 1945, Mituo was organized as arural township ofKaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Mituo was upgraded to adistrict of thecity.
The district consists of Guanghe, Mijing, Miren, Mishou, Mituo, Jiugang, Wenan, Yancheng, Guogang, Haiwei, Tade and Nanliao Village.[3]
The district is part ofKaohsiung City Constituency IIelectoral district forLegislative Yuan.