Kowloon

Kowloon 九龍
Kowloon as viewed from Hong Kong Island
Location within Hong Kong (in green)
Area
• 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)

Kowloon
"Kowloon" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	九龍
Simplified Chinese	九龙
Jyutping	gau2 lung4
Literal meaning	"Nine Dragons"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐulóng Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ Wade–Giles Chiu3-lung2 Tongyong Pinyin Jiǒulóng IPA [tɕjòʊ.lʊ̌ŋ] Hakka Romanization giu3lung2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáulùhng Jyutping gau2 lung4 IPA [kɐu˧˥ loŋ˩]

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, second most populous and most densely populated.