Yau Tsim Mong District

:"Yau Tsim Mong redirects here. For the football team, see Yau Tsim Mong Football Team."

Infobox HK District
official_name = Yau Tsim Mong
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map_caption = Location in Hong Kong
leader_title = District Council Chairman
leader_name = Chan Man-yu
constituencies = 16
area_note =
area_magnitude =
area_total = 6.55
area_land =
area_water =
population_as_of = 2006
population_note =
population_total = 280,548
population_density = 40,136
latitude =
longitude =
website = [http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/ytm/english/welcome.htm Yau Tsim Mong District Council]
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Yau Tsim Mong District (zh-t|t=油尖旺區) is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on western Kowloon peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the third highest population density of all districts. The 2006 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 280,548.

Formerly two districts, the Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District, it was combined in 1994 as an acronym of three of its major areas: Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok.

Areas within the district include:

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.

Major roads

*Nathan Road
*West Kowloon Highway
*Western Harbour Crossing
*Salisbury Road

Universities

*Hong Kong Polytechnic University

ee also

*List of areas of Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/ytm/english/welcome.htm Yau Tsim Mong District Council]
* [http://www.eac.gov.hk/pdf/distco/2007dc/dc2007e.pdf List and map of electoral constituencies (large PDF file)]