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Tsuen Wan 荃灣區
District
Tsuen Wan District
Day view of Tsuen Wan District
Location of Tsuen Wan District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°21′46″N 114°07′45″E / 22.36281°N 114.12907°E / 22.36281; 114.12907
Statutorily-defined area	New Territories
Region	Hong Kong (special administrative region)
Country	China
Constituencies	17
Government
• District Council Chairman	Sumly Chan Yuen Sum
• District Council Vice-Chairman	Yau Kam Ping
Area
• Total	60.70 km (23.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	318,916
• Density	5,300/km (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Location of district office and district council	174-208 Castle Peak Road – Tsuen Wan] [yue], Tsuen Wan
Website	Tsuen Wan District Council

Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60.7 km. Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.

Part of the Tsuen Wan New Town is located in the Tsuen Wan District. An exclave of the district is located on the island of Ma Wan and the northeastern part of Lantau island (including Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula and Yam O).

The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is within the boundary of Tsuen Wan District (and partially in the neighbouring Islands District).

History

The district was set up in 1982 covering the present-day Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District. Kwai Chung and the island of Tsing Yi were split from Tsuen Wan District in the mid-1980s, and subsequently formed a new district known as Kwai Tsing.

Sights

The Sam Tung Uk Museum is a cultural and agricultural museum and was set up in a former Hakka walled village. Behind Tsuen Wan is Shing Mun reservoir, a valley that was once home to 10 villages that grew mostly pineapples. The dam that stops the reservoir is called Po Lo Pa, lit. pineapple dam. There were once disputes and fights among the Shing Mun Valley dwellers and Tsuen Wan residents during the 18th century, over the levying of taxes for pineapple sales. The reservoir valley also has a disused lead mine, where some of the residents of Tsuen Wan used to work. Behind this is Tai Mo Shan, the tallest hill in Hong Kong.

Islands

The following islands of Hong Kong are administratively part of the district:

• Cheung Sok
• Ma Wan
• Ngam Hau Shek (岩口石)
• Pun Shan Shek (半山石)
• Tang Lung Chau
• Northeastern part of Lantau Island

Education

Transportation

MTR

• Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Tsuen Wan station is the terminus of the line. Tai Wo Hau station is also at Tsuen Wan District.
• Tuen Ma line also has a station at the coastal area of Tsuen Wan Town, named Tsuen Wan West station.
• Disneyland Resort line operates within the district, in the northern part of Lantau Island, consisting Sunny Bay station and Disneyland Resort station.

Bus

There are also tens of bus routes serving Tsuen Wan, mostly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. Citybus also operates a few.

Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island on Ma Wan and Tsing Yi MTR station, Park Island and Kwai Fong Metroplaza, Park Island and Hong Kong International Airport; Park Island and Tsuen Wan (close to the Tsuen Wan MTR station).

Ferry

Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates ferry services between Park Island on Ma Wan and Central and between Park Island and Tsuen Wan Pier (next to the Tsuen Wan West MTR station).

See also

• List of areas of Hong Kong
• Footbridge Network in Tsuen Wan

Further reading

• Chinese University of Hong Kong. Traffic and Industrial Noise Problems in Tsuen Wan for Tsuen Wan District Board (Full Report). Hong Kong: Tsuen Wan Provisional District Board, 1997.
• Chow, Wing-sun, Nelson. A Study of the Values, Leisure, Behaviour and Misbehaviour of the Youth in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung. : The Board, 1985.
• Hong Kong. Report of the Working Group on Pollution Problems in Tsuen Wan. Hong Kong: Govt. Printer, 1988.
• Hong Kong. Report on Religious Cult Activities in Tsuen Wan & Kwai Chung. Hong Kong: The Board, 1982.
• Hong Kong. Tsuen Wan District Board. : The Board, 1981.
• Hong Kong. Survey of Chinese Historic Rural Architecture in Tsuen Wan District, New Territories, July - August, 1980. [Hong Kong: The Section, 1980.
• Hong Kong. Tsuen Wan and District Outline Development Plan. Hong Kong: Govt. Printer, 1969.
• Lam, Kin-che. Tsuen Wan Tourism Development & Promotion Strategy. [Hong Kong: Centre for Environmental Policy and Resource Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.
• Ng, Sek-hong. A Report on the Survey on the Conditions of Work for Female Workers in Tsuen Wan, 1986. : Tsuen Wan District Board, 1987.
• Tsuen Wan Arts Festival. Opening of the Third Tsuen Wan Arts Festival: Dance Drama 'Life of the Li Tribe'. Hong Kong: Govt. Printer, 1981.

References

1. "2016 Population By-Census: Summary Result Table 201a Population by District". Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
2. "Hong Kong: Population, Area & Density by District Board District: 1999". Demographia. 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
3. "1999 District council electoral boundaries index map" (PDF). www.eac.hk.
4. "EAC - Electoral Boundary Maps".
5. "2019 District Council Election - Constituency Boundary Maps".

External links

• Tsuen Wan District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies (large PDF file)
• Tsuen Wan New Town

v t e Places adjacent to Tsuen Wan District
Yuen Long District Tai Po District Tuen Mun District Tsuen Wan District Sha Tin District Islands District Kwai Tsing District

v t e Districts of Hong Kong
District Officers District councils
Hong Kong Island	Central and Western Eastern Southern Wan Chai
Kowloon and New Kowloon	Kowloon City Kwun Tong Sham Shui Po Wong Tai Sin Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories (excluding New Kowloon)	Islands Kwai Tsing North Sai Kung Sha Tin Tai Po Tsuen Wan Tuen Mun Yuen Long

v t e Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories
Hong Kong	Central and Western District Sai Wan (Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun) The Peak Mid-Levels Sheung Wan Central (Admiralty) Wan Chai District Wan Chai Causeway Bay (Tin Hau) Tai Hang So Kon Po Jardine's Lookout Happy Valley Eastern District North Point Braemar Hill Quarry Bay Sai Wan Ho Shau Kei Wan Aldrich Bay Chai Wan Siu Sai Wan Southern District Pok Fu Lam Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu) Aberdeen(Tin Wan and Shek Pai Wan) Ap Lei Chau Wong Chuk Hang Shouson Hill Deep Water Bay Repulse Bay Chung Hom Kok Stanley Tai Tam Shek O Cape D'Aguilar
Kowloon	Yau Tsim Mong District Tai Kok Tsui Mong Kok Yau Ma Tei King's Park Tsim Sha Tsui West Kowloon Sham Shui Po District Stonecutters Island Kowloon City District Ma Tau Wai Ma Tau Kok To Kwa Wan Ho Man Tin Hung Hom
New Kowloon	Sham Shui Po District Lai Chi Kok Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po So Uk West Kowloon Shek Kip Mei Tai Wo Ping Yau Yat Tsuen Kowloon City District Kowloon City Kowloon Tong (Beacon Hill) Kai Tak Wong Tai Sin District Wong Tai Sin Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu) Tsz Wan Shan Diamond Hill San Po Kong Ngau Chi Wan Hammer Hill Kwun Tong District Kwun Tong Ngau Tau Kok Kowloon Bay Jordan Valley Sau Mau Ping Lam Tin Cha Kwo Ling Yau Tong
New Territories	Kwai Tsing District Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung) Tsing Yi Stonecutters Island Tsuen Wan District (Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula on Lantau Island) Tsuen Wan Chai Wan Kok Yau Kom Tau Ting Kau Sham Tseng Tsing Lung Tau Ma Wan Lei Muk Shue Sha Tin District Sha Tin Tai Wai Shatin Heights Yuen Chau Kok Shek Mun Siu Lek Yuen Fo Tan Kau To Shan Ma Liu Shui A Kung Kok Ma On Shan Wu Kai Sha Sai Kung District Tseung Kwan O New Town Ma Yau Tong Po Lam Tsui Lam Hang Hau Tseung Kwan O Tiu Keng Leng Pak Shing Kok Siu Chik Sha Tai Chik Sha Fei Ngo Shan Tai Sheung Tok Islands District (Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Tsuen Wan District included) Tung Chung New Town
Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" of Rating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department 7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area of urban taxis 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urban rates 11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 13: Regions having 999-year land lease 14: Geographical Constituency in Hong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15: Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16: Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon

• Urban areas of Hong Kong
• Tsuen Wan District