Yancheng District, Kaohsiung

Yancheng 鹽埕區
District
Yancheng District [1]
Yancheng District in Kaohsiung City
Coordinates: 22°38′N 120°18′E / 22.633°N 120.300°E / 22.633; 120.300
Country	Taiwan
Region	Southern Taiwan
Population  (October 2023)
• Total	22,524
Website	yancheng.kcg.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Yancheng District (Chinese: 鹽埕區; pinyin: Yánchéng Qū; Wade–Giles: Yen²-chʻêng² Chʻü¹) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is the smallest district in Kaohsiung City. It has been the least populous district of Kaohsiung since 2004. Yancheng District is also an old town of Kaohsiung.^[2]

• Area: 1.416 square kilometres (0.547 sq mi)
• Population: 22,524 (October 2023)

The district consists of Lanqiao, Ciai, Boai, Shouxing, Zhongshan, Jiaoren, Xinle, Zhongyuan, Guangming, Yuren, Hebin, Shade, Nanduan, Gangdou, Jiangxi, Xinfeng, Fubei, Liuqiao, Lainan, Xinhua and Jiangnan Village.^[3]

The representative for Yancheng on the city council is Lee Chiao-Ju.^[4]

• International Convention Center Kaohsiung
• Kaohsiung City Music Hall
• Kaohsiung Film Archive
• Kaohsiung Museum of History
• Kaohsiung Music Center
• Love Pier
• Love River
• Pier-2 Art Center
  • Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway
• Yanchengpu Night Market

The district is accessible from Yanchengpu Station of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit. Five stations of the Circular light rail, Love Pier, Dayi Pier-2, Penglai Pier-2, Shoushan Park, and Wenwu Temple, serve the district.

• Tiger Huang, singer.
• Yu Chen Yueh-ying, Magistrate of Kaohsiung County (1985-1993)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yancheng District, Kaohsiung.

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Presentation for the 2012 Most Livable International Cities Contest