Kowloon
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This article is about an urban area in Hong Kong. For other uses, see Kowloon (disambiguation).
"Kowloon" is a transliteration of 九龍. For other transliterations, see 九龍 (disambiguation).
Kowloon (/ˌkaʊˈluːn/) 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 regions of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories, and is the smallest and most densely populated.
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Kowloon
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• Land | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,108,419 (2.1 million) |
• Density | 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
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Traditional Chinese | 九龍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 九龙 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Literal meaning | "Nine Dragons" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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