Lam Tin

Lam Tin
藍田
Area
Lam Tin Skyline
Lam Tin Skyline
Map showing Lam Tin's location in Kwun Tong District[clarification needed]
Map showing Lam Tin's location in Kwun Tong District[clarification needed]
Coordinates: 22°18′34″N 114°14′10″E / 22.30944°N 114.23611°E / 22.30944; 114.23611
Country or territoryHong Kong
CityKowloon
Urban divisionEast Kowloon
DistrictKwun Tong
First settledc. 900 BC
Incorporated into Chinac. 200 BC
Incorporated into Hong Kong1898
Area
 • Area2.184 km2 (0.843 sq mi)
 • Land2.184 km2 (0.843 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.737 km2 (0.671 sq mi)
 • Metro
1.334 km2 (0.515 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (290 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1][2]
 • Area131,000
 • Density59,985/km2 (155,360/sq mi)
 • Urban
131,000
 • Urban density75,435/km2 (195,380/sq mi)
 • Metro
128,600
 • Metro density96,399/km2 (249,670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (HKT)
Lam Tin
Traditional Chinese藍田
Simplified Chinese蓝田
Cantonese Yalelàhm tìhn
Literal meaningblue-field
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLántián
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationlàhm tìhn
Jyutpinglaam4 tin4

Lam Tin is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lam Tin is primarily a residential area but also hosts a major transport interchange and several shopping attractions.[3] Lam Tin was once a large field in the vicinity of Kowloon Bay. During the Song dynasty, it was a site of salt production. Since the 1980s, a number of housing estates were constructed in Lam Tin.

A high-density residential district built on a coastal knoll, Lam Tin hosts residential housing estates, transport infrastructure, mass-transit facilities, shopping centres, recreational areas and many other buildings and structures. It is home to 130,000 residents, making up a fifth of Kwun Tong District's population.[1]

  1. ^ a b 2001 Population Census – Summary Statistics of Constituency Areas in Kwun Tong District Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Census and Statistics Department. Retrieved on 29 May 2007
  2. ^ 茶果嶺村 – 寮屋下的安樂窩 – U-Beat Magazine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved on 30 May 2007. (in Chinese) Archived 20 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sceneway Plaza Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Fun in Kwun Tong. Retrieved on 9 February 2007.