Kowloon City District

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Kowloon City
九龍城區
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Hong Kong Kowloon City District.svg
Location of Kowloon City District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°19′42″N114°11′30″E / 22.32820°N 114.19155°E / 22.32820; 114.19155
Country China
SAR Hong Kong
Constituencies 25
Government
  District Officer Tso Man Kwan [1]
   District Council ChairmanHo Hin-ming[ needs update ]
   District Council Vice-ChairmanNg Po-Keung
Area
  Total9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016 [2] )
  Total418,732
  Density42,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population Ma Tau Kok (53,800 – 2016 est) [3]
Website Kowloon City District Council

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    References

    1. Welcome Message from Miss Alice CHOI, JP, District Officer (Kowloon City) Retrieved 2024-10-21
    2. "2016 Population Census: Summary Results" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
    3. District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
    4. 2016 HK Population by-Census Table A201a Population by District Council District and Year, Retrieved 2018-05-24
    5. Kowloon City district highlights extracted from Council website, Retrieved 2018-05-24
    Kowloon City District
    Traditional Chinese 九龍城區
    Simplified Chinese 九龙城区
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    Transcriptions
    Standard Mandarin
    Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóng chéng qū
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    Yale Romanization Gáulùhng sìhng kēui
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