Kaohsiung
City and port on the west coast of Taiwan; population (2006 est) 1,514,700. Industries include aluminium, fertilizers, cement, oil refineries, iron and steel works, shipyards, and food processing. Kaohsiung began to develop as a commercial port after 1858; its industrial development came about while it was occupied by Japan 1895–1945.
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