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District in Hong Kong, Kowloon

Yau Tsim Mong

油尖旺區

District

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

Location of Yau Tsim Mong within Hong Kong

Coordinates: 22°19′17″N 114°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿22.32138°N 114.17260°E﻿ / 22.32138; 114.17260
Statutorily-defined area| Kowloon
Region| Hong Kong (special administrative region)
Country| China
Constituencies| 16‌[needs update]
Government

• District Council Chairman| Lam Kin Man[needs update] (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]
Location of district office and district council| 30 Luen Wan Street‌ [yue], Mong Kok
Website| Yau Tsim Mong District Council
Yau Tsim Mong District

Traditional Chinese| 油尖旺區
Simplified Chinese| 油尖旺区
Cantonese Yale| Yàuhdzīmwohng kēui
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Yóujiānwàng Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Yàuhdzīmwohng kēui
Jyutping| Jau4zim1wong6 keoi1
IPA| [jɐw˩.tsim˥.wɔŋ˨ kʰɵɥ˥]
Nathan Road, a major thoroughfare of Yau Tsim Mong District Tsim Sha Tsui East

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]

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.

## History

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It has been suggested that portions of this section be split out into another article titled Yau Tsim District. (Discuss) (October 2022)

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Further information (in Cantonese and other languages): Yau Tsim District (redirect) [yue; zh-tw]

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 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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Kowloon Peninsula (West)  Tai Kok Tsui | Prince Edward

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MTR Olympic
station | Mong Kok
Mong Kok West  | Yau Ma Tei
MTR Kowloon
station | Jordan
Kwun Chung | King's Park
Sea | Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha Tsui East

## Transport

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### MTR

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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.

* Tsuen Wan line and Kwun Tong line converge from the north at Prince Edward station, then Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei the line's last station in the district and continue its journey to Whampoa. Tsuen Wan line continued to Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui stations before crossing the harbour to Hong Kong Island.
* Tung Chung line has two stations along the west coast: Kowloon near Jordan and Olympic near Tai Kok Tsui. The former station is also served by the Airport Express.
* East Rail line has a station in Mong Kok East, while Hung Hom is on the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City districts.
* Tuen Ma line and converge from the north at Austin station, then East Tsim Sha Tsui station and Hung Hom the line's last station in the district and continue its journey to Ma On Shan.

### Major roads

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* Nathan Road
* Shanghai Street
* Austin Road
* Canton Road
* Cross-Harbour Tunnel
* West Kowloon Highway
* Western Harbour Crossing
* Salisbury Road

## Education

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See also: List of schools in Yau Tsim Mong District

Schools in Yau Tsim Mong District include:

* Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon)
* Diocesan Girls' School
* Mount Kelly Hong Kong

Universities

* Hong Kong Polytechnic University

## See also

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* List of areas of Hong Kong
* Kowloon peninsula

## References

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1. ^ "2011 Population Census - Fact Sheet for Yau Tsim Mong District Council District" (PDF). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
2. ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
3. ^ a b "Yau Tsim Mong (District Council, Hong Kong) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. ^ "Yau Tsim Mong". Hong Kong Tourism Board. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
5. ^ "Rename for Yau Ma Tei". South China Morning Post. 19 March 1988. p. 3.

## External links

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Look up Yau Tsim Mong in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

* Yau Tsim Mong District Council
* List and map of electoral constituencies (large PDF file)

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Places adjacent to Yau Tsim Mong District

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Yau Tsim Mong District

| Kowloon City District
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Central and Western District | Wan Chai District | Eastern District

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For Tsim Sha Tsui places see Template:Tsim Sha Tsui

Areas|

* Ferry Point
* Fuk Tsun Heung
* Hung Hom (part)
* King's Park
* Kwun Chung
* Mong Kok
* Prince Edward
* Tai Kok Tsui
* Tong Mei
* Tsim Sha Tsui
* Blackhead Point (Signal Hill)
* Kowloon Point
* Tsim Sha Tsui East
* (template)
* West Kowloon
* Yau Ma Tei
* Jordan

Landmarks|

* Allied Plaza
* Museum of Art
* Eaton Hotel
* Elements
* Florient Rise
* Gun Club Hill Barracks
* Museum of History
* Hong Kong Coliseum
* Cultural Centre
* Island Harbourview
* King George V Memorial Park
* Kwong Wah Hospital
* Langham Place
* Queen Elizabeth Hospital
* Regent Hotel
* Science Museum
* Space Museum
* Union Square
* West Kowloon Cultural District
* M+
* Palace Museum
* West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade
* Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building
* YMCA of Hong Kong

| Closed/demolished|

* June 4th Museum

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Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Austin
* East Tsim Sha Tsui
* Hung Hom
* Jordan
* Kowloon
* Mong Kok
* Mong Kok East
* Prince Edward
* Tsim Sha Tsui
* Yau Ma Tei

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China Railway stations|

* West Kowloon

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Polytechnic University
* template

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Primary and
secondary|

* ELCHK Lutheran Secondary School
* PLK Vicwood KT Chong Sixth Form College
* Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School
* Queen Elizabeth School
* Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School
* St. Francis Xavier's College
* St. Mary's Canossian College
* True Light Girls' College
* Wah Yan College

Culture|

* Freespace Fest
* Mong Kok culture
* Yau Tsim Mong FT

This list is incomplete.

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Districts of Hong Kong

* District Officers
* District councils

Hong Kong Island|

* Central and Western
* Eastern
* Southern
* Wan Chai

Kowloon and New Kowloon|

* Kowloon City
* Kwun Tong
* Sham Shui Po
* Wong Tai Sin
* Yau Tsim Mong

New Territories (excluding New Kowloon)|

* Islands
* Kwai Tsing
* North
* Sai Kung
* Sha Tin
* Tai Po
* Tsuen Wan
* Tuen Mun
* Yuen Long

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Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Central and Western District2|

* Sai Wan (Kennedy Town13, Shek Tong Tsui13 and Sai Ying Pun13)
* The Peak13
* Mid-Levels13
* Sheung Wan13
* Central13 (Admiralty)

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Wan Chai District2|

* Wan Chai13
* Causeway Bay13 (Tin Hau13)
* Tai Hang
* So Kon Po
* Jardine's Lookout
* Happy Valley13

Eastern District2|

* North Point13
* Braemar Hill13
* Quarry Bay13
* Sai Wan Ho13
* Shau Kei Wan13
* Aldrich Bay
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan

Southern District|

* Pok Fu Lam13
* Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu)
* Aberdeen13(Tin Wan13 and Shek Pai Wan13)
* Ap Lei Chau
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Shouson Hill
* Deep Water Bay
* Repulse Bay
* Chung Hom Kok
* Stanley13
* Tai Tam
* Shek O13
* Cape D'Aguilar

KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Yau Tsim Mong District|

* Tai Kok Tsui13
* Mong Kok
* Yau Ma Tei
* King's Park
* Tsim Sha Tsui13
* West Kowloon

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Sham Shui Po District|

* Stonecutters Island

Kowloon City District|

* Ma Tau Wai
* Ma Tau Kok
* To Kwa Wan
* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom13

New KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12|

| Sham Shui Po District8|

* Lai Chi Kok
* Cheung Sha Wan
* Sham Shui Po
* So Uk
* West Kowloon
* Shek Kip Mei
* Tai Wo Ping
* Yau Yat Tsuen

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Kowloon City District8|

* Kowloon City
* Kowloon Tong (Beacon Hill)
* Kai Tak

Wong Tai Sin District8|

* Wong Tai Sin
* Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu)
* Tsz Wan Shan
* Diamond Hill
* San Po Kong
* Ngau Chi Wan
* Hammer Hill

Kwun Tong District|

* Kwun Tong8
* Ngau Tau Kok8
* Kowloon Bay8
* Jordan Valley8
* Sau Mau Ping8 (Except Shun Lee Estate)
* Lam Tin8
* Cha Kwo Ling8
* Yau Tong8

New Territories|

| Kwai Tsing District6,7,9b,10,11|

* Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung)8
* Tsing Yi8 (Except Tsing Yi Station)
* Stonecutters Island8

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Tsuen Wan District6,7,9b,10,11
(Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula
on Lantau Island)|

* Tsuen Wan8 (Except Tsuen Wan Station)
* Chai Wan Kok8
* Yau Kom Tau8
* Ting Kau8 (Except west of Ting Kau Interchange)
* Sham Tseng
* Tsing Lung Tau
* Ma Wan8
* Lei Muk Shue8

Sha Tin District9b,10|

* Sha Tin8
* Tai Wai8
* Shatin Heights8
* Yuen Chau Kok8 (Except Prince of Wales Hospital)
* Shek Mun8
* Siu Lek Yuen8
* Fo Tan8 (Except Sha Tin Racecourse)
* Kau To Shan8 (Except Lai Ping Road)
* Ma Liu Shui
* A Kung Kok8
* Ma On Shan
* Wu Kai Sha

Sai Kung District
(Tseung Kwan O New Town)9b,11,12|

* Ma Yau Tong8
* Po Lam8
* Tsui Lam8
* Hang Hau8 (Except Hang Hau Station and A&E of Tseung Kwan O Hospital)
* Tseung Kwan O8
* Tiu Keng Leng8
* Pak Shing Kok8 (Except Wan Po Road)
* Siu Chik Sha8 (Except Wan Po Road and Shek Kok Road)
* Tai Chik Sha8

Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" of Rating and Valuation Department.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority
10: Definition of Urban rates
11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
13: Regions having 999-year land lease

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