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Cijin District (Hanyu Pinyin: Qíjīn Qū, Tongyong Pinyin: Cíjin Cyu, Wade–Giles: Chʻi²-chin¹ Chʻü¹, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kî-tin-khu) is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles. It has a population of 26,282 as of October 2023, making it the 26th most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 18,414 people per square kilometer, or 47,692 people per square mile.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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