Kowloon City District
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- This article is about the administrative district known as Kowloon City District. For the area known as Kowloon City, see Kowloon City.
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 Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Click here for satellite image) |
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| District Council Chairman | Wong Kwok-keung, JP | ||
| Constituencies | 22 | ||
| Area –Land –Water |
9.97 km² km² km² |
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| Population –Total (2001) –Density |
381,352 38,250/km² |
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| Official website: Kowloon City District Council |
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![Official emblem] of Kowloon City District](../../../upload/shared/thumb/4/49/KowloonCity_D.gif/80px-KowloonCity_D.gif)
Kowloon City District (九龍城區)is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, China. It is located in Kowloon. Population (2000): 406,000. Area: approx. 10 km².
Kowloon City District is chiefly a residential area.
Areas include: Ho Man Tin, Hung Hom, Kai Tak, Kowloon Tong, Ma Tau Wai, To Kwa Wan, and Whampoa, and the proper Kowloon City.
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Part of the district was the location the original Kowloon City, see Kowloon Walled City. This is now Walled City Park.
The former airport, Kai Tak International Airport was also located in the district. In 1982, Hong Kong Government decided to divide Hong Kong into 18 administrative districts, and Kowloon City and its neighbour areas such as Hung Hom now belongs to Kowloon City District.
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| Districts of Hong Kong |  |
| Hong Kong Island: Central and Western | Eastern | Southern | Wan Chai | |
| Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City | Kwun Tong | Sham Shui Po | Wong Tai Sin | Yau Tsim Mong | |
| New Territories: Islands | Kwai Tsing | North | Sai Kung | Sha Tin | Tai Po | Tsuen Wan | Tuen Mun | Yuen Long | |
