Yuen Long District

Yuen Long District is one of the districts of . Located in the northwest of the , it had a population of 662,000 in 2021.
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  • Type: districts of Hong Kong with 534,000 residents
  • Description: district in Hong Kong, China
  • Also known as: “Gôan-lóng-khu”, “Un Long”, “YL”, “Yuen Long Area”, “Юаньлан”, “Юэн-Лонг”, “יו’אן לונג”, “يوين لونغ”, “ユンロン”, “ユンロン区”, and “元朗”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shek Kong and Yuen Long station.

Aerodrome
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Airfield is the sole airbase of the People's…

Railway station
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Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part…

Hospital
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is a major charitable hospital in , serving the northwest .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Territories and Tuenmen.

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The of were leased by China to the British in 1898.

Town
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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth… is situated 8 km west of Yuen Long District.

Town
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is a town in the western north , Hong Kong.

Yuen Long District

Latitude
22.4167° or 22° 25′ north
Longitude
114.05° or 114° 3′ east
Population
534,000
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
7PJPC382+M2
Geo­Names ID
1818224
Wiki­data ID
Q871442
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yuen Long District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة يوين لونغ”
  • Basque: “Yuen Long barrutia”
  • Cebuano: “Yuen Long District”
  • Chinese: “元朗区”
  • Chinese: “元朗區”
  • Dutch: “Yuen Long District”
  • Finnish: “Yuen Long District”
  • Finnish: “Yuen Long”
  • French: “Yuen Long”
  • German: “Yuen Long District”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Ngièn-lóng-khî”
  • Hebrew: “יואן לונג”
  • Hungarian: “Jűnlóng”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Yuen Long”
  • Italian: “distretto di Yuen Long”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Yuen Long”
  • Japanese: “元朗区”
  • Korean: “위안랑 구”
  • Korean: “위안랑구”
  • Korean: “윈롱구”
  • Literary Chinese: “元朗區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Goân-lóng-khu”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “مقاطعة يوين لونڭ”
  • Persian: “منطقه یوئن لانگ”
  • Polish: “Yuen Long”
  • Portuguese: “Yuen Long”
  • Russian: “Юньлон”
  • Spanish: “Yuen Long”
  • Swedish: “Yuen Long”
  • Tamil: “யுன் லோங் மாவட்டம்”
  • Tumbuka: “Yuen Long, Hong Kong”
  • Turkish: “Yuen Long”
  • Urdu: “یون لونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Nguyên Lãng”
  • Yue Chinese: “元朗區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tong Tau Po and Ma On Kong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shamchung Heliport and Kam Sheung Road station.

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Worth a closer look: Kowloon and Hong Kong International Airport.

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