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Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙區 | |
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| Wong Tai Sin District | |
 Day view of San Po Kong in the Wong Tai Sin District | |
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 Location of Wong Tai Sin within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates:22°20′01″N114°11′49″E / 22.33353°N 114.19686°E /22.33353; 114.19686 | |
| Country | China |
| SAR | Hong Kong |
| Constituencies | 25 |
| Government | |
| • District Council Chairman | vacant |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | vacant |
| • District Officer | William Shiu |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[2]) | |
• Total | 420,183 |
| • Density | 44,900/km2 (116,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Tsz Wan Shan (80,935 – 2016 est)[3] |
| Location of district office and district council | 138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin |
| Website | Wong Tai Sin District Council |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙区 | ||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Wòhng daaih sīn kēui | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | big yellow immortal district | ||||||||||||||
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Wong Tai Sin District is one of the18 districts ofHong Kong. It is the only landlocked district inHong Kong. It is located inKowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts ofKwun Tong to its southeast,Kowloon City to its southwest,Sai Kung to its east, andSha Tin to its north.
The district contains the areas ofDiamond Hill,Wang Tau Hom,Lok Fu,Chuk Yuen,Wong Tai Sin,Tsz Wan Shan,Fung Wong [yue],Ngau Chi Wan,Choi Hung andChoi Wan, an area that includes several majorpublic housing estates.
Wong Tai Sin District has a population of 444,630 (2001 figures). The district has the least educated residents with the lowest income, the oldest residents and the second highest population density. Over 85% of the district's residents live inpublic housing.
The district derives its name from theWong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated toWong Tai Sin, which is located there. The district is also the location of theChi Lin Nunnery, built in theTang dynasty style, a popular tourist attraction.
Schools in Wong Tai Sin District include:
Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the following libraries in the district: Fu Shan, Lok Fu, Lung Hing, Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, and Tsz Wan Shan.[4]
Wong Tai Sin is served byLung Cheung Road and theKwun Tong line of theMTRmetro system. The stations areLok Fu,Wong Tai Sin,Diamond Hill andChoi Hung. Diamond Hill is also a station ofTuen Ma line.The old airport was located just south of this district.
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| Hong Kong Island | |
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| Kowloon andNew Kowloon | |
| New Territories (excluding New Kowloon) | |
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| MOld KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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| MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government ofHong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" ofRating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL:Kowloon Peninsula at 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 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined byHong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urbanrates 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 14:Geographical Constituency inHong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15:Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16:Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon | |||||||||||
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