History
During the
Dutch era, the current location of Fongshan was called
Pongsoya (see
Linbian, Pingtung), a group of eight
Makatao villages and one of the most populous areas of Taiwan.
Qing dynasty During
Qing rule, included areas south of
Tainan (then called "Taiwan-fu") and west of the mountains. In 1875, the southern part of Fongshan County was separated into .
Empire of Japan In 1901, during
Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. According to the 1904 census, Hozan town had a population of 5,750, whereas Hozan District had a population 173,016. In 1909, this unit was merged into . From 1920 to 1945, under the prefecture system, was administered under Hōzan District,
Takao Prefecture. After the colonial government started to develop Takao Harbor in the early 20th century, the importance of Fongshan declined.
Republic of China Fongshan was the capital of
Kaohsiung County, and was established in 1945 as an
urban township. It was upgraded to a
county-administered city on 1 July 1972. On 24 December 2010, it was upgraded to a
district and along with
Lingya District has been the city seat of Kaohsiung City since that time. ==Administrative divisions==
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Xiankou, Chenggong, Guangming, Xingzhong, Nanxing, Hede, Fenggang, Zhonghe, Zhenbei, Xianya, Wenying, Zhenxi, Zhentung, Beiding, Zhongzheng, Zhennan, Laoye, Ruizhu, Zhongyi, Chengyi, Xinxing, Haiguang, Zhongcheng, Xinjia, Wuhan, Zhengyi, Yijia, Fuxing, Tungmen, Ruixing, Tianxing, Xinjiang, Guotai, Fengtung, Xinfu, Guoguang, Guolong, Wende, Guobei, Caogong, Xingren, Wufu, Zhongxiao, Shengming, Hexing, Xiehe, Wenshan, Fucheng, Chengde, Sanmin, Beimen, Fujia, Nancheng, Wenhua, Dade, Wusong, Wenheng, Wenfu, Chengxin, Chengzhi, Guofu, Wuqing, Haiyang, Xinwu, Xinle, Xintai, Zhonglun, Zhongrong, Zhongmin, Erjia, Longcheng, Furong, Shanmei, Nanhe, Fuxiang and Baoan Villages. ==Climate==