Renwu District
District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Renwu
仁武區 | |
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| Renwu District [1] | |
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 Renwu District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.08 km2 (13.93 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 97,155 |
| • Density | 2,693/km2 (6,974/sq mi) |
| Website | rwdo |
Renwu District or Jenwu District (Chinese: 仁武區; pinyin: Rénwǔ Qū; Wade–Giles: Jen2-wu3 Ch'ü1) is a district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.[2]
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Renwu was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Renwu was upgraded to a district of the city.
Geography
It has 97,155 inhabitants as of October 2023 and an area of 36.0808 km2.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Dawan, Wannei, Kaotan, Wulin, Renfu, Renwu, Wenwu, Zhuhou, Bagua, Gaonan, Houan, Zhonghua, Wuhe, Renhe, Chishan and Renci Village.[3]
Infrastructures
Transportation
Renwu is served by National Freeway 1 and National Freeway 10, as well as Provincial Highway 1. Taiwan Railway's Western Trunk line and Taiwan High Speed Rail both pass through Renwu, but no station is currently planned.
