Wong Tai Sin District

For other uses, see Wong Tai Sin (disambiguation).

Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast, Kowloon City to its southwest, Sai Kung to its east, and Sha Tin to its north.

Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙區
District
Wong Tai Sin District
Day view of San Po Kong in the Wong Tai Sin District
Location of Wong Tai Sin within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°20′01″N 114°11′49″E
Country	China
SAR	Hong Kong
Constituencies	25
Government
• District Council Chairman	vacant
• District Council Vice-Chairman	vacant
• District Officer	William Shiu
Area [1]
• Total	9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011[2])
• Total	420,183
• Density	45,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population	Tsz Wan Shan (80,935 – 2016 est)[3]
Location of district office and district council	138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin
Website	Wong Tai Sin District Council

Wong Tai Sin District
Traditional Chinese	黃大仙區
Simplified Chinese	黄大仙区
Cantonese Yale	Wòhng daaih sīn kēui
Literal meaning	big yellow immortal district
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng dà xiàn qū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng daaih sīn kēui Jyutping Wong4 daai6 sin1 keoi1 IPA [wɔŋ˩.taj˨.sin˥ kʰɵɥ˥]

Geography

The district contains the areas of Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, Fung Wong [yue], Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major public housing estates.

Demographics

Wong Tai Sin District has a population of 444,630 (2001 figures). The district has the least educated residents with the lowest income, the oldest residents and the second highest population density. Over 85% of the district's residents live in public housing.

Religion

The district derives its name from the Wong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, which is located there. The district is also the location of the Chi Lin Nunnery, built in the Tang dynasty style, a popular tourist attraction.

Education

See also: List of schools in Wong Tai Sin District

Schools in Wong Tai Sin District include:

• Our Lady's Primary School (聖母小學), established in 1953
• Wong Tai Sin Catholic Primary School (黃大仙天主教小學), established in 1962.
• Bishop Walsh Primary School (華德學校), established in 1963.
• Baptist Rainbow Primary School (浸信會天虹小學), established in 1984.

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. Diamond Hill is also a station of Tuen Ma line. The old airport was located just south of this district.

Gallery

Several public housing estates located in Wong Tai Sin

Diamond Hill

See also

• List of places in Hong Kong

Notes

References

1. Eunice Mei Feng Seng (2020). Resistant City: Histories, Maps and the Architecture of Development. doi:10.1142/11394. ISBN 9789811211706. OCLC 1195954303.
2. "2011 Population Census: Summary Results" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.^{[needs update]}
3. Summary of Provisional Recommendations for Wong Tai Sin District (PDF), Hong Kong Government, July 2019, retrieved 15 April 2020

External links

• Wong Tai Sin District Council
• District Council Election 2007 - Electoral Boundary Maps - Wong Tai Sin (6.7MB pdf file)
• Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙 Articles on, and photos and videos of, the district and places accessible from Wong Tai Sin station.