Yau Tsim Mong
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Yau Tsim Mong 油尖旺區 |
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| Yau Tsim Mong District | ||
Day view of Tsim Sha Tsui in the Yau Tsim Mong District
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 Location of Yau Tsim Mong within Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates: 22°19′17″N 114°10′21″E / 22.32138°N 114.17260°ECoordinates: 22°19′17″N 114°10′21″E / 22.32138°N 114.17260°E | ||
| Country | Hong Kong | |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
 Hong Kong
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| Constituencies | 16 | |
| Government | ||
| • District Council Chairman | Chris Ip Ngo tung (DAB) | |
| • District Officer | Aron Laura Liang | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 307,878 | |
| • Density | 44,045/km2 (114,080/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Time (UTC+8) | |
| Website | Yau Tsim Mong District Council | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 油尖旺區 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 油尖旺区 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yóujiānwàngqū |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yàuh jīm wohng kēui |
| Jyutping | Jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1 |
Yau Tsim Mong District (Chinese: 油尖旺區) 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 third highest population density of all districts. The 2011 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 307,878.
Formerly two districts, the Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District, it was combined in 1994 as an acronym of three of its major areas: Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok.
Six MTR lines serve this district: the Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line, West Rail Line and the Airport Express.
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