The World Games of 2009 took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games.
Kaohsiung (Chinese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāoxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-hiông; old names: Takao, Takow, Takau) officially Kaohsiung City, is one of the five special municipalities under the administration of Taiwan . Located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait, it is by area the largest municipality, at 2,947.62 km2 (1,138.08 sq mi), and second most populous
(by urban area) with a population of approximately 2.77 million. Since
its start at 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading
village, into the political, economic, transportation, manufacturing, refining, shipbuilding and industries centers of southern Taiwan. It is a global city with sufficiency as categorized by GaWC in 2010.
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