Kwai Chung

Kwai Chung is an urban area within in the of . Together with , it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of .
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  • Type: Town with 332,000 residents
  • Description: area in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Chung Kwai Chung”, “Kuichong”, and “葵涌 Kwai Chung”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Kwai Tsing Theatre.

Community center
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is a in , , . Originally it was intended to be located near Tsuen Wan station of the MTR, but it was re-located near the former and Tsuen Wan Magistracy, between Tai Ho Road and Yuen Tun Circuit in late 1970s.

Theater building
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is a major performance venue in Kwai Chung, , . It is located in Kwai Fong, near MTR station. It was built by the Regional Council and opened on 18 November 1999 to provide a medium-size venue for performances.

Stadium
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is a sports ground in , , Hong Kong. It is located near the east coast of the island, between Tivoli Garden and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsuen Wan and Sham Shui Po.

Town
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is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of , opposite across . The market town of emerged from the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area.

Suburb
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is an area of , , situated in the northwestern part of the , north of , east of and south of Shek Kip Mei. is situated 5 km southeast of Kwai Chung.

Suburb
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is an area between and in , . It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kwai Chung.

Kwai Chung

Latitude
22.361° or 22° 21′ 39″ north
Longitude
114.129° or 114° 7′ 44″ east
Population
332,000
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
United Nations Location Code
HK KCO
Open location code
7PJP946H+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 482150692
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1819595
Wiki­data ID
Q591960
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Kwai Chung” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kwai Chung”
  • Chinese: “葵涌”
  • Dutch: “Kwai Chung”
  • French: “Kwai Chung”
  • German: “Kwai Chung”
  • Indonesian: “Kwai Chung”
  • Japanese: “葵涌”
  • Korean: “콰이충”
  • Korean: “쿠이충”
  • Russian: “Кваи Чунг”
  • Serbian: “Квај Чунг”
  • Swedish: “Kuiyong”
  • Swedish: “Kwai Chung”
  • Tamil: “குவாய் சுங்”
  • Urdu: “کھوئی چھنگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Quỳ Dũng”
  • Wu Chinese: “葵涌”
  • Yue Chinese: “葵涌”

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