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Kwai Tsing District

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Also known as Kwai Tsing, KT

district of Hong Kong

Key facts

Country
China
Sar
Hong Kong
Region
New Territories
District council chairman
Lo Yuen-Ting
District council vice chairman
Chan Chi-Wing
Total
21.82 km (8.42 sq mi)
Density
23,860/km (61,790/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 ( Hong Kong Time )
Largest neighbourhood by population
Kwai Chung (167,455 – 2016, est.)
Website
Kwai Tsing District Council

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Tsing Yi
Official name
Kwai Tsing District
Located in
Hong Kong
Population
500900
Area
21.82
Shares border with
Sha Tin District
Image
13-08-hongkong-Ralf-15.jpg
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Commons category
Kwai Tsing District
topic's main category
Category:Kwai Tsing District
inception
1985-04-01
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Villa Esplanada at the center, Maritime Square and Tsing Yi Bridge (North) on the left

Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kwai Tsing District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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