Yau Tsim Mong District
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Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at 49,115 km2 (18,963 sq mi).[3] The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.[3]
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Yau Tsim Mong
油尖旺區 | |
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Yau Tsim Mong District | |
Left-right from top: Tsim Sha Tsui Skyline, Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Coliseum, Mong Kok Langham Place | |
Coordinates: 22°19′17″N 114°10′21″E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | Kowloon |
Constituencies | 16 |
Government | |
• District Council Chairman | Lam Kin Man (Independent) |
• District Council Vice-Chairman | Chu Tsz-Lok |
• District Officer | Aron Laura Liang |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 310,647
82.8% Chinese 7.4% South Asian 3.9% Filipino [1] |
• Density | 44,045/km2 (114,080/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Largest neighbourhood by population | Tai Kok Tsui (49,668 – 2016 est)[2] |
Website | Yau Tsim Mong District Council |
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Traditional Chinese | 油尖旺區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 油尖旺区 | ||||||||||||||
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Yau Tsim Mong District contains the urban areas of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok, as well as Ferry Point, King's Park, Kwun Chung, Tai Kok Tsui, Tsim Sha Tsui East, the Union Square and Kowloon Point.[4] Formerly two districts, the Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District, it was combined in 1994. Its name is an acronym of the three aforementioned major areas.