| Linyuan | |
| Official Name: | Linyuan District [1] |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hant |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Taiwan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Taiwan |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| Population Total: | 68299 |
| Population As Of: | October 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Linyuan District is a suburban district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has 68,299 inhabitants in October 2023. It is the southernmost district of the city.
The prehistory era of the district can be traced back to the artifacts found at the Fengbitou Archaeological Site.
The district used to be the administrative, commercial and cultural center of Xiaozhu Li during the Ming dynasty.[2]
During the Qing dynasty, Xiaozhu Li was renamed Xiaozhu Upper Li and Xiaozhu Lower Li.[2]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Linyuan was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Linyuan was upgraded to a district of the city.
This district is part of Kaohsiung built up area which encompasses 10 cities (or districts) out of 18 in official Kaohsiung Metro Area.
The district consists of Beishan, Dingcuo, Fengyun, Gangpu, Gangzui, Gongcuo, Guangying, Linjia, Linnei, Linyuan, Renai, Tantou, Tunglin, Tungshan, Wanggong, Wenxian, Wufu, Xishan, Xixi, Xizhou, Zhongcuo, Zhongmen, Zhongshan and Zhongyun Village.[3]