Kowloon

Kowloon
九龍
Kowloon as viewed from Hong Kong Island
Kowloon as viewed from Hong Kong Island
Location within Hong Kong (in green)
Location within Hong Kong (in green)
Area
 • Land67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,108,419 (2.1 million)
 • Density43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Kowloon
"Kowloon" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese九龍
Simplified Chinese九龙
Jyutpinggau2 lung4
Literal meaning"Nine Dragons"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐulóng
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Wade–GilesChiu3-lung2
Tongyong PinyinJiǒulóng
IPA[tɕjòʊ.lʊ̌ŋ]
Hakka
Romanizationgiu3lung2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáulùhng
Jyutpinggau2 lung4
IPA[kɐw˧˥ lʊŋ˩]

Kowloon (/ˌkˈln/) is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006. It is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is the smallest, second most populous and most densely populated of the divisions.


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