Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin
黃大仙區 | |
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| 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 / 22.33353°N 114.19686°E | |
| Country | China |
| SAR | Hong Kong |
| Constituencies | 25 |
| Government | |
| • District Council Chairman | vacant |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | vacant |
| • District Officer | William Shiu |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 420,183 |
| • Density | 44,900/km2 (116,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Tsz Wan Shan (80,935 – 2016 est) |
| Location of district office and district council | 138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin |
| Website | Wong Tai Sin District Council |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙区 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Wòhng daaih sīn kēui | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | big yellow immortal district | ||||||||||||||
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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. Wong Tai Sin District is a primarily residential area, with a mix of public and private housing estates. It is most well known for the Wong Tai Sin Temple, a major cultural and religious site. The district has undergone demographic changes over the past decades, reflecting the broader trends in population aging, urban development and migration across Hong Kong.