Wong Tai Sin District

Wong Tai Sin
黃大仙區
District
Wong Tai Sin District
Day view of San Po Kong in the Wong Tai Sin District
Day view of San Po Kong in the Wong Tai Sin District
Location of Wong Tai Sin within Hong Kong
Location of Wong Tai Sin within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°20′01″N 114°11′49″E / 22.33353°N 114.19686°E / 22.33353; 114.19686
CountryChina
SARHong Kong
Constituencies25
Government
 • District Council Chairmanvacant
 • District Council Vice-Chairmanvacant
 • District OfficerWilliam Shiu
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[2])
 • Total
420,183
 • Density45,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by populationTsz Wan Shan (80,935 – 2016 est)[3]
Location of district office and district council138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin
WebsiteWong Tai Sin District Council
Wong Tai Sin District
Traditional Chinese黃大仙區
Simplified Chinese黄大仙区
Cantonese YaleWòhng daaih sīn kēui
Literal meaningbig yellow immortal district
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng dà xiàn qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòhng daaih sīn kēui
JyutpingWong4 daai6 sin1 keoi1
IPA[wɔŋ˩.taj˨.sin˥ kʰɵɥ˥]

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.

Geography

The district contains the areas of Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, Fung Wong, Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major public housing estates.

Demographics

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.

Religion

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.

Education

Schools in Wong Tai Sin District include:

  • Our Lady's Primary School (聖母小學), established in 1953
  • Wong Tai Sin Catholic Primary School (黃大仙天主教小學), established in 1962.
  • Bishop Walsh Primary School (華德學校), established in 1963.
  • Baptist Rainbow Primary School (浸信會天虹小學), established in 1984.

Transport

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 south of this district.

Several public housing estates located in Wong Tai Sin
Diamond Hill

See also

  • List of places in Hong Kong

Notes

References

  1. ^ Eunice Mei Feng Seng (2020). Resistant City: Histories, Maps and the Architecture of Development. doi:10.1142/11394. ISBN 9789811211706. OCLC 1195954303.
  2. ^ "2011 Population Census: Summary Results" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. ^ Summary of Provisional Recommendations for Wong Tai Sin District (PDF), Hong Kong Government, July 2019, retrieved 15 April 2020
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