Kaohsiung City ( 高雄市, TongYong PinYin: GaoSyóng-shìh, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng-shì, POJ: Ko-hiông, ) is the second largest city on Taiwan island with a population of 1,510,444 (2006 census). Kaohsiung City is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China and has eleven districts.