Kowloon
Kowloon (/ˌkaʊˈluːn/; Chinese: 九龍; Cantonese
Cantonese Yale: Gáulùhng) is an urban area in Hong Kong
Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun strait to the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island to the west, a mountain range, including Tate's Cairn
Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock
Lion Rock to the north, and Victoria Harbour to the south. With a population of 2,019,533 (2 million) and a population density of 43,033/km2 in 2006, it is the most populous urban area in Hong Kong. The peninsula's area is approximately 47 km2 (18 sq mi).

Contents

1 History 2 Demographics 3 Localities

3.1 Administration 3.2 Politics

4 Education

4.1 Tertiary education 4.2 Secondary Education 4.3 Primary Education

5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links

History[edit]

Kowloon
Kowloon c. 1868, depicting the Qing-era Kowloon Walled City
Kowloon Walled City and Lion Rock (in the background)

Map of Kowloon
Kowloon in 1915

Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak, was located in Kowloon.

The name Kowloon
Kowloon stems from the term Nine Dragons, alluding to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon
Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Crow's Nest and Emperor Bing of Song.[1] The part of Kowloon
Kowloon south of Boundary Street, together with Stonecutters Island, was ceded by Qing
Qing China to the United Kingdom under the Convention of Peking
Convention of Peking of 1860. For many years the area remained largely undeveloped, used by the British mainly for tiger-hunting expeditions.[2] The part of Kowloon
Kowloon north of Boundary Street
Boundary Street (New Kowloon) was leased by the British as part of the New Territories
New Territories under the 1898 Second Convention of Peking
Convention of Peking for 99 years. Within New Kowloon is Kowloon
Kowloon City, an area of Hong Kong
Hong Kong where the Kowloon Walled City
Kowloon Walled City used to be located. The Kowloon
Kowloon Walled City itself was demolished in 1993. The same area was called Guanfuchang (官富場) during the Song dynasty
Song dynasty (960–1279). "New Kowloon" has remained part of the New Territories. Statutorily, "Kowloon" is only the area south of Boundary Street
Boundary Street and Stonecutters Island, but in common use, New Kowloon is not regarded as part of the New Territories
New Territories but as an integral part of the Kowloon urban area whether north or south of Boundary Street. Large-scale development of Kowloon
Kowloon began in the early-20th century, with the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the Kowloon Wharf, but because of Kowloon's close proximity to Kai Tak
Kai Tak Airport, building construction was limited by flight paths. As a result, compared to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island, Kowloon
Kowloon has a much lower skyline.[1] After World War II, Kowloon
Kowloon became extremely congested when slums for refugees from the newly established China gave way to public housing estates, mixed with private residential, commercial and industrial areas. The area of reclaimed land known as West Kowloon
West Kowloon was once home to a dockyard for the Royal Navy. A 13-foot high stone wall was built in 1847 around Kowloon. The 1911 census recorded a population of 7,306, with most being Hakka.[3] The invasion of China by Japan in 1937 caused the population of Kowloon
Kowloon to explode. Between 1937 and 1939, 750,000 refugees arrived in Kowloon and nearby areas, with many being homeless.[4] Demographics[edit] As of 2011[update], 2,108,419 people lived in Kowloon.[5] 94.2% of Kowloon's residents are of Cantonese
Cantonese ethnicity. The largest ethnic minority groups are Indonesians (1.8%), Filipinos (1.5%), Indians (0.5%), Nepalese (0.4%), and Whites (0.3%). [5] 86% of Kowloon's residents use Cantonese
Cantonese as their usual language, while 2.3% use English and 1.2% use Mandarin.[5] Localities[edit] Kowloon
Kowloon comprises the following localities of Hong Kong:

Tsim Sha Tsui Kwun Chung Yau Ma Tei Mong Kok Prince Edward West Kowloon Tai Kok Tsui Sham Shui Po Cheung Sha Wan Lai Chi Kok Shek Kip Mei Kowloon
Kowloon Tong Kowloon
Kowloon City Kai Tak To Kwa Wan Ma Tau Wai Hung Hom Ho Man Tin Wong Tai Sin San Po Kong Hammer Hill Ngau Chi Wan Tsz Wan Shan Diamond Hill Kowloon
Kowloon Bay Ngau Tau Kok Kwun Tong Sau Mau Ping Lam Tin Yau Tong Tiu Keng Leng Cha Kwo Ling Lei Yue Mun

Administration[edit] Kowloon
Kowloon comprises the following districts:

Kowloon
Kowloon City Kwun Tong Sham Shui Po Wong Tai Sin Yau Tsim Mong

Politics[edit] Kowloon
Kowloon covers two geographical constituencies for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong:

Kowloon
Kowloon East includes Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong. Kowloon
Kowloon West includes Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po and Kowloon
Kowloon City.

Education[edit]

The Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hung Hom

King George V School, Homantin

Tertiary education[edit]

City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University Open University of Hong Kong Tung Wah College Hong Kong
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education Gratia Christian College

Secondary Education[edit]

The Church of Christ in China Ming Yin College

Primary Education[edit] Gallery[edit]

Skyscrapers in front of a former quarry in Kowloon
Kowloon Bay, East Kowloon

Centenary Garden Fountain, Tsim Sha Tsui

Maze Garden, Kowloon
Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui

High-rise buildings near Lai Chi Kok, in northwest Kowloon

CBD of Kwun Tong. Constructed as part of an Urban renewal
Urban renewal programme.

West Kowloon
West Kowloon at dusk as viewed from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island

Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei Police Station at Public Square Street

Star Ferry Pier, with the Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower in the background.

Kowloon
Kowloon Masjid

Hong Kong
Hong Kong portal

References[edit]

^ a b Fallon, Steve. (2006) Hong Kong
Hong Kong and Macau. Lonely Planet Publishing. ISBN 981-258-246-0 ^ 10,000 Chinese Numbers. Lulu.com. p. 207. ISBN 9780557006212.  ^ James Hayes, The Hong Kong
Hong Kong Region 1850-1911. Hong Kong, 2012. ^ http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2003/english/chapter21/21_05.html ^ a b c District Profiles, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Census, 2011, retrieved 27 September 2013 

External links[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kowloon.

Media related to Kowloon
Kowloon at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Kowloon
Kowloon West at Wikimedia Commons

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Districts of Hong Kong

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island

Central and Western Eastern Southern Wan Chai

Kowloon
Kowloon and New Kowloon

Kowloon
Kowloon City Kwun Tong Sham Shui Po Wong Tai Sin Yau Tsim Mong

New Territories
New Territories (excluding New Kowloon)

Islands Kwai Tsing North Sai Kung Sha Tin Tai Po Tsuen Wan Tuen Mun Yuen Long

Coordinates: 22°19′N 114°11′E / 22.317°N 114.183°E / 22.317; 114.183

Authority control

WorldCat Identities VIAF: 254173439 GND: 42603