Tsuen Wan District

Tsuen Wan
荃灣區
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
CountryChina
SARHong Kong
Constituencies17
Government
  District Council ChairmanSumly Chan Yuen Sum
  District Council Vice-ChairmanYau Kam Ping
Area
  Total
60.70 km2 (23.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
318,916
  Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Location of district office and district council174-208 Castle Peak Road – Tsuen Wan[[]], Tsuen Wan
WebsiteTsuen Wan District Council
Tsuen Wan District
Traditional Chinese荃灣區
Simplified Chinese荃湾区
Cantonese YaleTsyùhn Wāan Kēui
JyutpingCyun4 waan1 keoi1
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuánwānqū
Hakka
RomanizationCien2 van1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTsyùhn Wāan Kēui
JyutpingCyun4 waan1 keoi1
IPA[tsʰyn˩.wan˥ kʰɵɥ˥]

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 km2. 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).