Meinong District

22.890093°N 120.566883°E / 22.890093; 120.566883

Meinong
美濃區
Mino
District
Meinong District [1]
Meinong District
Meinong District
Meinong District in Kaohsiung City
Meinong District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total37,278
Websitemeinong-en.kcg.gov.tw

Meinong District (WG: Meinung, Hakka: 瀰濃 Mî-nùng, Chinese: 美濃區; pinyin: Měinóng Qū) is a Hakka district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Meinong is one of the four districts in Kaohsiung that is the central focus of Hakka cultural development, the others being Jiasian District, Shanlin District, and Liouguei District. In March 2012, it was named one of the "Top 10 Small Tourist Towns" by the Tourism Bureau.[2]

Name

During Japanese rule, the name was changed from "Mî-nùng" (瀰濃/彌濃) to Mino (美濃). "Mî-nùng" may have come from the name of a local aboriginal tribe, "Malang".

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Meinong was organized as an urban township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Meinong was upgraded to a district of the city.

Geography
Map of Meinong (labeled as Minō) area (1944)
Map of the region including Meinong (labeled as Mei-nung (Minō) 美農 [sic]) (1951)

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 19 urban 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]

Economy

The area has grown tobacco since 1630[4] and is renowned nationwide for its oil paper umbrellas.[5] These oil paper umbrellas are made mainly by the Hakka population and exported to Japan.

Education
  • Kaomei College of Health Care and Management

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 .

Infrastructure
  • Jhumen Power Plant

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

See also

References
  1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. Wong, Maggie Hiufu (30 Mar 2012). "Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. Provinces
  4. Crook, Steven (2006-11-09). "The tobacco sheds of Meinong". China Post. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  5. Fang, Rita (2002-12-04). "Challenges of globalization confront secluded town". Taiwan Journal. Retrieved 2008-09-24. ,
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