Kowloon

Summary

Kowloon is a human settlement^[1]. Kowloon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kowloon is located in Hong Kong^[3].
• Kowloon is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Kowloon's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Kowloon's shares border with is recorded as Hong Kong Island^[6].
• Kowloon's Commons category is recorded as Kowloon^[7].
• Kowloon's located in time zone is recorded as Hong Kong Time^[8].
• Kowloon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.316666666667, 'lon': 114.18333333333}^[9].
• Kowloon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kowloon^[10].
• Kowloon has a population of {'amount': '+2023979'}^[11].
• Kowloon has a population of {'amount': '+2019533'}^[12].
• Kowloon has a population of {'amount': '+2108419'}^[13].
• Kowloon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Kowloon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Kowloon's category for people born here is recorded as Q32674945^[16].
• Kowloon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yue-hant', 'text': '九龍'}^[17].
• Kowloon's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kowloon^[18].
• Kowloon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[19].
• Kowloon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67'}^[20].
• Kowloon's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Kowloon^[21].

Body

Geography

Kowloon is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. Kowloon is located in Hong Kong^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kowloon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67'}^[20]. Kowloon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2023979'}^[11], {'amount': '+2019533'}^[12], and {'amount': '+2108419'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Kowloon's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kowloon include Kowloon Park^[22], an urban park^[23], in People's Republic of China^[24], founded in 1970^[25].

Why It Matters

Kowloon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kowloon is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for Kowloon include Kowloon Park^[22], an urban park^[23], in People's Republic of China^[24], founded in 1970^[25].