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
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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
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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
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