Yau Tsim Mong District Explained

Yau Tsim Mong
Official Name:Yau Tsim Mong District
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant-HK
Type:District
Blank Emblem Type:Official emblem
Blank Emblem Size:60px
Image Map1:Hong Kong Yau Tsim Mong District.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Yau Tsim Mong within Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3214°N 114.1726°W
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:China
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hong Kong (special administrative region)
Subdivision Type:Statutorily-defined area
Subdivision Name:Kowloon
Leader Title:District Council Chairman
Leader Name:Lam Kin Man
Leader Party:Independent
Leader Title2:District Council Vice-Chairman
Leader Name2:Chu Tsz-Lok
Leader Title3:District Officer
Leader Name3:Aron Laura Liang
Parts Type:Constituencies
Parts Style:para
P1:16‌
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:310,647
Population Density Km2:44,045
Timezone:Hong Kong Time
Utc Offset:+8
Website:Yau Tsim Mong District Council
Blank1 Name Sec1:Largest neighbourhood by population
Blank1 Info Sec1:Tai Kok Tsui (49,668 – 2016 est)
Blank1 Name Sec2:Location of district office and district council
Blank1 Info Sec2:30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok
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T:油尖旺區
S:油尖旺区
Y:Yàuhdzīmwohng kēui
J:Jau4zim1wong6 keoi1
P:Yóujiānwàng Qū

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 .[1] The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.

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.[2] 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.

History

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".[3]

Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District were merged in 1994 to form the new Yau Tsim Mong District.

Areas within the district include

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Tai Kok TsuiPrince Edward
MTR Olympic
station
Mong Kok
Mong Kok WestYau Ma Tei
MTR Kowloon
station
Jordan
Kwun Chung
King's Park
SeaTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui East

Transport

MTR

Six MTR lines serve this district: the Tsuen Wan line, Kwun Tong line, Tung Chung line, East Rail line, Tuen Ma line and the Airport Express.

Major roads

Education

See also: List of schools in Yau Tsim Mong District. Schools in Yau Tsim Mong District include:

Universities

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yau Tsim Mong (District Council, Hong Kong) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. City Population . en. 2018-10-30.
  2. Web site: Yau Tsim Mong . Hong Kong Tourism Board . 2018-10-30.
  3. News: Rename for Yau Ma Tei. South China Morning Post. 19 March 1988. 3.