With the inclusion of Hsiaokang village as part of the elevation in status, the special municipality has an area of 152 square kilometers and a population of 1,140,000.
在改制之後，高雄縣的小港鄉將劃歸併入，使得高雄市土地面積增加為一百五十二平方公里，較原面積增加了三分之一；人口也將增加為一百一十四萬餘人。