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Kaohsiung

Takao · Taiwan
City population
2,737,660
#4
in Taiwan
#135
worldwide
TaipeiKaohsiung
22.616, 120.313 · 298 km from Taipei
City population
2,737,660
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Taiwan
#4
of 52 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#135
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Taiwan
11.4%
of the national population

About Kaohsiung

At 9 m above sea level, Kaohsiung is Taiwan's fourth-largest city by population, with 2,737,660 residents accounting for 11.4% of the nation's total. It lies 298 km from Taipei. Tainan, the country's fifth-largest city with 1,856,642 people, stands 43 km away; Donggang (47,746) and Chaozhou (53,338) are closer at 22 km and 24 km respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Taiwan
#4of 52
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Taiwan
Region
Takao
Distance to capital
298 km
to Taipei
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
22.616, 120.313
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 52 in Taiwan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

22KMDonggang48K people24KMChaozhou53K people43KMTainan1.86M people59KMYujing17K people77KMXinying75K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kaohsiung2.74M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kaohsiung compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kaohsiung2.74M

Kaohsiung Population FAQ

What is the population of Kaohsiung?

Kaohsiung has a city population of 2,737,660. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kaohsiung?

Kaohsiung is in Takao, Taiwan, 298 km from the capital, Taipei. Its coordinates are 22.616, 120.313.

How big is Kaohsiung compared with other cities in Taiwan?

It is the 4th largest of the 52 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Taiwan, holding 11.4% of the national population.

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