Yau Tsim Mong District
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Yau Tsim Mong
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| Yau Tsim Mong District | |
    Left-right from top:Tsim Sha TsuiSkyline,Hong Kong Space Museum,Hong Kong Science Museum,Hong Kong Coliseum,Mong Kok Langham Place | |
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 Location of Yau Tsim Mong within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates:22°19′17″N114°10′21″E/ 22.32138°N 114.17260°E | |
| Statutorily-defined area | Kowloon |
| Country | Hong Kong(special administrative region) |
| Sovereign state | People's Republic of China |
| Constituencies | 16[needs update] |
| Government | |
| •District CouncilChairman | Lam Kin Man[needs update](Independent) |
| •District CouncilVice-Chairman | Chu Tsz-Lok |
| •District Officer | Aron Laura Liang |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 310,647
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| • 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] |
| Location of district office and district council | 30 Luen Wan Street,Mong Kok |
| Website | Yau Tsim Mong District Council |
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| CantoneseYale | Yàuhdzīmwohng kēui | ||||||||||||||
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Yau Tsim Mong Districtis one of18 districtsofHong Kong,located on the western part ofKowloon Peninsula.It is the core urban area ofKowloon.The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at 49,115 km2(18,963 sq mi).[3]The2016 By-Censusrecorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.[3]
Yau Tsim Mong District contains the urban areas ofYau Ma Tei,Tsim Sha Tsui,andMong Kok,as well asFerry Point,King's Park,Kwun Chung,Tai Kok Tsui,Tsim Sha Tsui East,theUnion SquareandKowloon Point.[4]Formerly two districts, the Yau Tsim District andMong Kok District,it was combined in 1994. Its name is anacronymof the three aforementioned major areas.
History[edit]
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The district was once called Yau Ma Tei District. It was renamed Yau Tsim District from 1 April 1988 to "remove any misconception that Tsim Sha Tsui was an administrative district separate from Yau Ma Tei".[5]
Yau Tsim District andMong Kok Districtwere merged in 1994 to form the new Yau Tsim Mong District.
Areas within the district include[edit]
| Tai Kok Tsui | Prince Edward | |
| MTR Olympic station |
Mong Kok | |
| Mong KokWest | Yau Ma Tei | |
| MTR Kowloon station |
Jordan Kwun Chung |
King's Park |
| Sea | Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha TsuiEast |
Transport[edit]
MTR[edit]
SixMTRlines serve this district: theTsuen Wan line,Kwun Tong line,Tung Chung line,East Rail line,Tuen Ma lineand theAirport Express.
- Tsuen Wan line and Kwun Tong line converge from the north atPrince Edward station,thenMong KokandYau Ma Teithe line's last station in the district and continue its journey to Whampoa. Tsuen Wan line continued toJordanandTsim Sha Tsuistations before crossing theharbourtoHong Kong Island.
- Tung Chung line has two stations along the west coast:KowloonnearJordanandOlympicnearTai Kok Tsui.The former station is also served by the Airport Express.
- East Rail line has a station inMong Kok East,whileHung Homis on the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong andKowloon Citydistricts.
- Tuen Ma line and converge from the north atAustin station,thenEast Tsim Sha Tsui stationand Hung Hom the line's last station in the district and continue its journey to Ma On Shan.
Major roads[edit]
- Nathan Road
- Shanghai Street
- Austin Road
- Canton Road
- Cross-Harbour Tunnel
- West Kowloon Highway
- Western Harbour Crossing
- Salisbury Road
Education[edit]
Schools in Yau Tsim Mong District include:
- Universities
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"2011 Population Census - Fact Sheet for Yau Tsim Mong District Council District"(PDF).Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR.Retrieved26 June2015.
- ^District Profiles,Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017,retrieved15 April2020
- ^ab"Yau Tsim Mong (District Council, Hong Kong) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".www.citypopulation.de.Retrieved30 October2018.
- ^"Yau Tsim Mong | Hong Kong Tourism Board".www.discoverhongkong.com.Retrieved30 October2018.
- ^"Rename for Yau Ma Tei".South China Morning Post.19 March 1988. p. 3.
External links[edit]
Look upYau Tsim Mongin Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wikimedia Commons has media related toYau Tsim Mong District.
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Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Departmentand "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. KL:Kowloon Peninsulaat the south ofBoundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south ofLion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right ofindigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of formerUrban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area"ofPlanning Department 7: Jurisdiction area ofUrban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area ofurban taxis | ||||||||||
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