Kowloon City District

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For more about proper Kowloon City, See Kowloon City.

Kowloon City District (Chinese: 九龍城區; Cantonese IPA: [kɐʊ² ləʊŋ⁴ siŋ⁴], Jyutping: gau2 lung4 sing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiǔlóng Chéng) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. Population (2000): 406,000. Area: approx. 10 km².

Kowloon City District is chiefly a residential area.

Areas include: Ho Man Tin, Hung Hom, Kai Tak, Kowloon Tong, Ma Tau Wai, To Kwa Wan, and Whampoa, and the proper Kowloon City.

History

Part of the district was the location the original Kowloon City, see Kowloon Walled City. This is now Walled City Park. The former airport, Kai Tak International Airport was also located in the district. In 1982, Hong Kong Government decided to divide Hong Kong into 18 administrative districts, and Kowloon City and its neighbour areas such as Hung Hom now belongs to Kowloon City District.

Sights

• Kowloon Walled City
• Sung Wong Toi Park

Universities

• Hong Kong Baptist University
• Open University of Hong Kong

See also

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External links

• [Kowloon City District Council]
• [Electoral Boundary map]

Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western | Eastern | Southern | Wan Chai
Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City | Kwun Tong | Sham Shui Po | Wong Tai Sin | Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands | Kwai Tsing | North | Sai Kung | Sha Tin | Tai Po | Tsuen Wan | Tuen Mun | Yuen Long

 

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