Kowloon

In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:{{IPA|kɐʊ35 ləʊŋ11}}; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiǔlóng; lit. "nine dragons") refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. Population (2000): 2,071,000. Population density: 44,000 people/km². It, together with Hong Kong Island, contains 47% of Hong Kong's total population.

Politics

Kowloon covers two geographical constituencies for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong:

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• Kowloon East includes Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong
• Kowloon West includes Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City