Yuen Long
元朗區 | |
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| Yuen Long District | |
 Day view of the Yuen Long District skyline | |
 Official emblem | |
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 Location of Yuen Long District within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′44″N 114°01′20″E / 22.44559°N 114.02218°E | |
| Statutorily-defined area | New Territories |
| Region | Hong Kong |
| Country | China |
| Constituencies | 39[needs update] |
| Government | |
| • District Council Chairman | Shum Ho-Kit[needs update] |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | Tang Ho-Nin |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 138.56 km2 (53.50 sq mi) |
| Lands Department[1] | |
| Population (2021[2]) | |
• Total | 668,080 |
| • Density | 4,822/km2 (12,490/sq mi) |
| Census and Statistics Department[2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Tin Shui Wai (286,232 – 2016 est)[3] |
| Location of district office and district council | 269 Castle Peak Road – Yuen Long, Yuen Long |
| Website | Yuen Long District Council |
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| Traditional Chinese | 元朗區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 元朗区 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Yùhn lóhng kēui | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Jyun4 long5 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
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Yuen Long District (formerly 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]
- ^ "Hong Kong Geographic Data (As at October 2021)". Lands Department, Hong Kong SAR. January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b 2021 Population Census: Summary Results (PDF). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (Report). February 2022.
- ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
- ^ "Social Welfare Department - District Profile". www.swd.gov.hk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.