Yuen Long District

Yuen Long
元朗區
Yuen Long District
Day view of the Yuen Long District skyline
Day view of the Yuen Long District skyline
Official logo of Yuen Long
Map
Location of Yuen Long District within Hong Kong
Location of Yuen Long District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°26′44″N 114°01′20″E / 22.44559°N 114.02218°E / 22.44559; 114.02218
CountryHong Kong
RegionNew Territories
Constituencies39
Government
 • District Council ChairmanShum Ho-Kit
 • District Council Vice-ChairmanTang Ho-Nin
Area
 • Total138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi)
 • Land138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi)
 Lands Department[1]
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total668,080
 • Density4,822/km2 (12,490/sq mi)
 Census and Statistics Department[2]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by populationTin Shui Wai (286,232 – 2016 est)[3]
WebsiteYuen Long District Council
Yuen Long District
Traditional Chinese元朗區
Simplified Chinese元朗区
JyutpingJyun4 long5 keoi1

Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021[4]

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Geographic Data (As at October 2021)". Lands Department, Hong Kong SAR. January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b 2021 Population Census: Summary Results (PDF). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (Report). February 2022.
  3. ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
  4. ^ "Social Welfare Department - District Profile". www.swd.gov.hk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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