Wong Tai Sin District
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 Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ([{{{google}}} Click here for satellite image]) |
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| District Council Chairman | Wong Kam-chi, JP | ||
| Constituencies | 25 | ||
| Area –Land –Water |
9.36 km² km² km² |
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| Population –Total (2001) –Density |
444,630 47,503/km² |
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| Official website: Wong Tai Sin District Council |
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![Official emblem] of Wong Tai Sin](../../../upload/shared/thumb/a/a4/WongTaiSin_D.gif/80px-WongTaiSin_D.gif)
- For the Chinese deity, see Wong Tai Sin.
- For the area in Hong Kong, see Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong.
- For the famous temple in Hong Kong, see Wong Tai Sin Temple.
Wong Tai Sin District (Traditional Chinese: 黃大仙區; pinyin: Huángdàxiān) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. Population (2000): 432,400.
The district contains the following areas: Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, Fung Wong, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major public housing estates.
The district derives its name from the Wong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, which is located there.
In the district, there is a nunnery called Chi Lin Nunnery. It is a famous tourist point. It is build in Tang Dynasty style.
[edit] 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.
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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 | |
