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Due to lack of government regulation in the area, data on demographics within Kowloon Walled City vary wildly. Rough estimates given by government officials through the years were considerably higher than census numbers.
Official census numbers, such as the estimated population of 10,004 residents in 1971, were commonly considered to be much too low. However, informal estimates often mistakenly included a nearby village that was not part of the city. Thus, for most of the Walled City's existence, accurate population information was impossible to obtain. [4]
Due to lack of government regulation within Kowloon Walled City, data on its demographics vary widely. Official census numbers estimated the Walled City's population at 10,004 in 1971 and 14,617 in 1981, but these figures were commonly considered to be much too low. However, informal estimates often mistakenly included a nearby village that was not part of the city. Thus, there was no accurate population information available for much of the Walled City's existence. [3] [4]
In 1987, a more thorough government survey estimated that 33,000 people resided within the Walled City's area of 6.5 acres (0.026 km2; 0.0102 sq mi). [1] Based on the 1987 government survey, the Walled City had a peak population density of approximately 1,255,000/km2 (3,249,000/sq mi). For comparison, Hong Kong as a whole (itself one of the most densely populated areas on earth) has an estimated population density of 6,693.6/km2 (17,336/sq mi). [5]
The survey found that the Walled City contained 83 entrances, and was composed of approximately 350 buildings, each between 10 and 14 stories tall.
The survey counted a total of 718 businesses, including many small food processing, metalworking, and plastics factories, as well as 170 restaurants and shops, 75 medical clinics, and 86 dentists.
60% of the flats in the Walled City were 23 square metres (250 sq ft).
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This is my user subpage for drafts of articles. Unfinished drafts will go under the following line:
Due to lack of government regulation in the area, data on demographics within Kowloon Walled City vary wildly. Rough estimates given by government officials through the years were considerably higher than census numbers.
Official census numbers, such as the estimated population of 10,004 residents in 1971, were commonly considered to be much too low. However, informal estimates often mistakenly included a nearby village that was not part of the city. Thus, for most of the Walled City's existence, accurate population information was impossible to obtain. [4]
Due to lack of government regulation within Kowloon Walled City, data on its demographics vary widely. Official census numbers estimated the Walled City's population at 10,004 in 1971 and 14,617 in 1981, but these figures were commonly considered to be much too low. However, informal estimates often mistakenly included a nearby village that was not part of the city. Thus, there was no accurate population information available for much of the Walled City's existence. [3] [4]
In 1987, a more thorough government survey estimated that 33,000 people resided within the Walled City's area of 6.5 acres (0.026 km2; 0.0102 sq mi). [1] Based on the 1987 government survey, the Walled City had a peak population density of approximately 1,255,000/km2 (3,249,000/sq mi). For comparison, Hong Kong as a whole (itself one of the most densely populated areas on earth) has an estimated population density of 6,693.6/km2 (17,336/sq mi). [5]
The survey found that the Walled City contained 83 entrances, and was composed of approximately 350 buildings, each between 10 and 14 stories tall.
The survey counted a total of 718 businesses, including many small food processing, metalworking, and plastics factories, as well as 170 restaurants and shops, 75 medical clinics, and 86 dentists.
60% of the flats in the Walled City were 23 square metres (250 sq ft).
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