Yuen Long District
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This article is about the district. For the town area in the district, see Yuen Long. For the new town in Hong Kong, see Yuen Long New Town.
Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021.[4]
Quick Facts 元朗區, Statutorily-defined area ...
Yuen Long
元朗區 | |
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Yuen Long District | |
Coordinates: 22°26′44″N 114°01′20″E | |
Statutorily-defined area | New Territories |
Country | Hong Kong (special administrative region) |
Sovereign state | People's Republic of China |
Constituencies | 39[needs update] |
Government | |
• District Council Chairman | Shum Ho-Kit[needs update] |
• District Council Vice-Chairman | Tang Ho-Nin |
Area | |
• Total | 138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi) |
• Land | 138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi) |
Lands Department[1] | |
Population (2021[2]) | |
• Total | 668,080 |
• Density | 4,822/km2 (12,490/sq mi) |
Census and Statistics Department[2] | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Largest neighbourhood by population | Tin Shui Wai (286,232 – 2016 est)[3] |
Location of district office and district council | 269 Castle Peak Road – Yuen Long [yue], Yuen Long |
Website | Yuen Long District Council |
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Traditional Chinese | 元朗區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 元朗区 | ||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Yùhn lóhng kēui | ||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Jyun4 long5 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
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