Tuenmen

Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of and in the west of , Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.
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  • Type: Town with 508,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Tuen Mun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Peak and Tuen Mun Public Library.

Peak
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Pui To Shan is a 583-metre -high peak in western , Hong Kong. It is also the highest granitic hill in Hong Kong. In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its granite surface.

Library
Photo: Kongsk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a public library located at 1 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun, . The Environmental Protection Department has an air quality monitoring station set up in the .

Railway station
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at Wu Chui Road between and Butterfly Estate in . It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long.

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. is situated 8 km north of Tuenmen.

Town
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 8 km northeast of Tuenmen.

Suburb
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an area in the , Hong Kong. It is located west of and Shui Pin Wai, and south of . Administratively, it is part of the . is situated 7 km northeast of Tuenmen.

Tuenmen

Latitude
22.3908° or 22° 23′ 27″ north
Longitude
113.977° or 113° 58′ 37″ east
Population
508,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7PJM9XRG+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 241572623
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1818446
Wiki­data ID
Q1758751
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Satellite Map

Discover Tuenmen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Tuenmen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tuen Mun”
  • Catalan: “Tuen Mun”
  • Cebuano: “Tuen Mun”
  • Chinese: “團門”
  • Chinese: “屯門”
  • Chinese: “屯门”
  • Chinese: “段門”
  • Chinese: “青山”
  • Dutch: “Tuen Mun”
  • Esperanto: “Tuen Mun”
  • French: “Tuen Mun”
  • German: “Tuen Mun New Town”
  • German: “Tuen Mun”
  • Hebrew: “טאון מאן”
  • Indonesian: “Tuen Mun”
  • Japanese: “屯門”
  • Korean: “툰먼”
  • Korean: “튄문”
  • Literary Chinese: “屯門”
  • Portuguese: “Tuen Mun”
  • Serbian: “Туен Мун”
  • Vietnamese: “Truân Môn”
  • Wu Chinese: “屯门”
  • Yue Chinese: “屯門”
  • Yue Chinese: “屯門大村”
  • Yue Chinese: “屯門村”
  • Yue Chinese: “青山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tuen Mun Town Centre and Tuen Mun Town.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tuen Mun Parklane Square and Tuen Mun Central Post Office.

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