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Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙區 | |
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Wong Tai Sin District | |
Coordinates: 22°20′01″N114°11′49″E / 22.33353°N 114.19686°E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | Kowloon |
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 | 45,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Largest neighbourhood by population | Tsz Wan Shan (80,935 – 2016 est) [3] |
Website | Wong Tai Sin District Council |
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Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙区 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | big yellow immortal district | ||||||||||||||
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Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon,and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast,Kowloon City to its southwest,Sai Kung to its east,and Sha Tin to its north.
The district contains the areas of Diamond Hill,Wang Tau Hom,Lok Fu,Chuk Yuen,Wong Tai Sin,Tsz Wan Shan,Fung Wong,Choi Hung and Choi Wan,an area that includes several major public 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 in public housing.
The district derives its name from the Wong Tai Sin Temple,dedicated to Wong Tai Sin,which is located there. The district is also the location of the Chi Lin Nunnery,built in the Tang dynasty style,a popular tourist attraction.
Schools in Wong Tai Sin District include:
Wong Tai Sin is served by Lung Cheung Road and the Kwun Tong line of the MTR metro system. The stations are Lok Fu,Wong Tai Sin,Diamond Hill and Choi Hung. Diamond Hill is also a station of Tuen Ma line. The old airport was located just behind this district.
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006,it is the most populous area in Hong Kong,compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about 47 km2 (18 sq mi).
Kowloon East is the eastern part of Kowloon,covering the Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong District,with Kowloon City District occasionally included.
Wong Tai Sin Temple is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin,or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft) Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered:"What you request is what you get" (有求必應) via a practice called kau chim. The temple is located on the southern side of Lion Rock in the north of Kowloon.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
Sha Tin,also spelt Shatin,is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories,Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is located to the east of Kowloon Tsai,the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom.
The following shows the public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok,Jordan Valley,Kowloon Bay and surrounding neighbourhoods,in Kwun Tong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Tsui Ping Estate is a public housing estate in Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is divided into Tsui Ping (South) Estate and Tsui Ping (North) Estate. After redevelopment,the estate has a total of 19 blocks built in the 1980s and 1990s.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin,Kowloon,Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
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