Dashu District is a district located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 and shoring Kaoping River

Kaoping River

The Kaoping or Gaoping River is a major river in Taiwan. It flows through Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County for , draining a basin of , with an average discharge of ....

. Fo Guang Shan

Fo Guang Shan

Fo Guang Shan is an international Chinese Mahayana Buddhist monastic order based in the Republic of China , and one of the largest Buddhist organizations. The headquarters of Fo Guang Shan, located in Kaohsiung, is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The organization itself is also one of...

 (佛光山) is one of largest travelling spot in Dashu District. It is also the base of E-Da World, a new lifestyle destination that encompasses the upscale Crowne Plaza Kaohsiung E-Da World hotel, the E-Da Skylark hotel, the E-Da Theme Park, the E-Da Mall, E-Da City (Real Estate Development) and I-Shou University

I-Shou University

I-Shou University , formerly Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute , is a private university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . It was founded in 1986 by Lin I-shou, Chairman of the E-United Group, and later renamed in 1997....

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(E-Da represents I-Shou University

I-Shou University

I-Shou University , formerly Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute , is a private university located in Kaohsiung, Republic of China . It was founded in 1986 by Lin I-shou, Chairman of the E-United Group, and later renamed in 1997....

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• Area
  Area
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  : 66.9811 km²
• Population
  Population
  A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
  
  : 44,924 people (May, 2007)

External links

• Dashu District Government Website