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).
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong,alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory,and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically,it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty,the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River,as well as over 200 outlying islands,including Lantau Island,Lamma Island,Cheung Chau,and Peng Chau in the territory of Hong Kong.
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). The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Tsim Sha Tsui,often abbreviated as TST,is an urban area in southern Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
Jordan is an area in Hong Kong,located on Kowloon Peninsula. It is named after a road of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east,Tsim Sha Tsui to the south,Ferry Point to the west,and Yau Ma Tei to the north. Administratively,it is part of Yau Tsim Mong District.
East Tsim Sha Tsui is a station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system of Hong Kong. It is currently an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon,Hong Kong,aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors,and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile,a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road,a few metres north of Victoria Harbour,and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north. Portions of the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines run underneath Nathan Road. The total length of Nathan Road is about 3.6 km (2.2 mi).
Kowloon station,colliquially Old Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal,located in Tsim Sha Tsui on the present site of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre,was the former southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR).
Blackhead Point,also known as Tai Pau Mai indigenously,or by the names Tsim Sha Tsui Point and Signal Hill (訊號山),was a cape before any land reclamation took place in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It currently remains a small hill near the coast.
Kwun Chung,or Koon Chung in early documents,is an area of Hong Kong,Yau Ma Tei or Tsim Sha Tsui located in the Yau Tsim Mong District.
Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
East Kowloon line was one of the original five MTR lines proposed in the late 1970s in Hong Kong,which would have connected Sheung Wan with East Kowloon.
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong. It is located on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon station on the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Officially named Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower,it is usually referred to as the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower for its location.
Hung Hom Bay was a bay in Victoria Harbour,between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula,Hong Kong.
Star Ferry Pier,Tsim Sha Tsui,or Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier,is a pier located on reclaimed land at the southernmost tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Star Ferry Pier (天星碼頭) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Star Ferry operates the pedestrian ferry service across Victoria Harbour to Wan Chai and to Central on Hong Kong Island. The location is identified as "Kowloon Point" in the franchise held by Star Ferry.
