Yau Tsim Mong District
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- Yau Tsim Mong redirects here. For a football team, see Yau Tsim Mong Football Team.
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| Sovereign state |  People's Republic of China |
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| Administrative region |  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| [[Image:|300px|Location of Yau Tsim Mong within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Satellite image) |
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| District Council Chairman | Chan Man-yu | ||
| Constituencies | 16 | ||
| Area –Land –Water |
6.55 km² km² km² |
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| Population –Total (2006) –Density |
280,548 40,136/km² |
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| Official website: Yau Tsim Mong District Council |
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![Official emblem] of Yau Tsim Mong](../../../../images/local/thumb/a/a7/YauTsimMong_D.gif/80px-YauTsimMong_D.gif)
Yau Tsim Mong District (traditional Chinese: 油尖旺區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the west of Kowloon. It had a population of 282,020 in 2001. The district has the third highest population density. Its name is the acronym of three of its areas: Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok. It is the core urban area of Kowloon.
Yau Tsim Mong District was formally two districts: Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District.
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[edit] Areas within the district include:
| Tai Kok Tsui | Prince Edward | |
| MTR Olympic Station |
Mong Kok | |
| Mong Kok West | Yau Ma Tei | |
| MTR Kowloon Station |
Jordan Kwun Chung |
King's Park |
| Sea | Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha Tsui East |
[edit] Transportation
Five MTR lines serve this district: the Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line and the Airport Express.
- Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line converge from the north at Prince Edward Station, then Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei where Kwun Tong Line terminates. Tsuen Wan Line continued to Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui stations before crossing the harbour to Hong Kong Island.
- Tung Chung Line has two stations along the west coast: Kowloon near Jordan and Olympic near Tai Kok Tsui. The former station is also served by the Airport Express.
- East Rail Line has a station in Mong Kok East, while its current terminus Hung Hom is on the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City districts. An extension has been opened to East Tsim Sha Tsui station, with a sub-surface passenger walkway to Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the Tsuen Wan Line. All three MTR stations in this district sees (and will see) some trains terminating.
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