Yuen Long Town

Yuen Long Town is located in the district centre of , , Hong Kong. It is the heart of and Yuen Long New Town, with a population of around 200,000.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 200,000 residents
  • Description: Town in Northwest New Territories Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Yüan-lang-hsin-hsü”, “Yuanlang”, “Yuanlang Xinxu”, “Yuen Long”, “Yuen Long Market”, and “Yuen Long San Hui”
  • Address: 元朗市 Yuen Long Town
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Yuen Long station and Kai Shan.

Railway station
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Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, , Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and of the Light Rail system.

Peak
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is a hill in , in the of Hong Kong, separating the new towns of and . It has a height of 121 metres.

Theater building
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is a performing arts venue situated at Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road in , , . It was opened on 14 May 2000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Territories and Tin Shui Wai.

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The of were leased by China to the British in 1898. Largely rural and often ignored by travellers who have little time to spare, they offer a diverse landscape that takes time to get to know.

Town
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New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern of . Originally a gei wai fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in and the eighth in Hong Kong.

Town
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is a town in the western north , Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu, , and , to the south Shap Pat Heung and , to the east and , and to the north Nam Sang Wai.

Yuen Long Town

Latitude
22.445° or 22° 26′ 42″ north
Longitude
114.0309° or 114° 1′ 51″ east
Population
200,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7PJPC2WJ+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7684821763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1818222
Wiki­data ID
Q3849453
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Satellite Map

Discover Yuen Long Town from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Yuen Long Town” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Yuen Long Town”
  • Chinese: “元朗”
  • Chinese: “元朗市”
  • Chinese: “元朗市中心”
  • Chinese: “元朗新墟”
  • Dutch: “Yuen Long Town”
  • Esperanto: “Juen Long”
  • Japanese: “元朗市”
  • Yue Chinese: “元朗市”

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