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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: “YL” and “Yuen Long Area”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shek Kong and Yuen Long station.

Aerodrome
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The Airfield is the sole airbase of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in the , falling under the Southern Theater Command Air Force, and is located in , .

Railway station
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Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of , , 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.

Hospital
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is a major charitable hospital in , serving the northwest . Located in in , it was founded by residents in 1919 when Yuen Long was a still rural town.

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. 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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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of and in the , Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. is situated 8 km west of Yuen Long District.

Town
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is a town in the western , 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 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”
  • Arabic: “يوين لونغ”
  • Basque: “Yuen Long barrutia”
  • Cebuano: “Yuen Long District”
  • Chinese: “Goân-lóng-khu”
  • Chinese: “元朗”
  • 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: “יו’אן לונג”
  • Hebrew: “יואן לונג”
  • Hungarian: “Jűnlóng”
  • Hungarian: “Yuen Long”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Yuen Long”
  • Italian: “distretto di Yuen Long”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Yuen Long”
  • Japanese: “ユンロン”
  • Japanese: “ユンロン区”
  • Japanese: “元朗区”
  • Japanese: “元朗區”
  • Korean: “위안랑 구”
  • Korean: “위안랑구”
  • Korean: “윈롱구”
  • Literary Chinese: “元朗區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Goân-lóng-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gôan-lóng-khu”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “مقاطعة يوين لونڭ”
  • Persian: “منطقه یوئن لانگ”
  • Polish: “Yuen Long”
  • Portuguese: “Yuen Long”
  • Russian: “Юаньлан”
  • Russian: “Юньлон”
  • Russian: “Юэн-Лонг”
  • Spanish: “Un Long”
  • Spanish: “Yuen Long District”
  • Spanish: “Yuen Long”
  • Swedish: “Yuen Long”
  • Tamil: “யுன் லோங் மாவட்டம்”
  • Turkish: “Yuen Long”
  • Urdu: “یون لونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Nguyên Lãng”
  • Yue Chinese: “元朗區”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shamchung Heliport and Kam Sheung Road station.

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