Islands District
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Islands
離島區 | |
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Islands District | |
Coordinates: 22°15′40″N 113°56′46″E / 22.26114°N 113.94608°E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | New Territories |
Constituencies | 10 |
Government | |
• District Officer | Yu Hong Kwan |
• District Council Vice-Chairman | Wong Man Hon |
Area | |
• Total | 175.03 km2 (67.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 185,282
78.1% Chinese 5.9% White 5.3% FilipinoUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Largest neighbourhood by population | Tung Chung (86,403 – 2016 est)[2] |
Website | Islands District Council |
Islands District | ||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 離島區 | |||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 离岛区 | |||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Lèihdóu kēui | |||||||||||||
Literal meaning | distant island district | |||||||||||||
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The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 185,282 in 2021.[1]
Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong. Notable areas that are part of the Islands District include Chek Lap Kok, the reclaimed island on which Hong Kong International Airport is located, Tung Chung on northern Lantau near the airport, and Discovery Bay, a large private residential area on eastern Lantau.
Islands of Hong Kong
Many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of the district. Most notably, Hong Kong Island contains four districts itself. The term Outlying Islands tends to refer to the islands of the Islands District. The northeast point of Lantau and Ma Wan traditionally belong to Tsuen Wan District owing to their administration and transportation dependence of Tsuen Wan. Tsing Yi Island once was administered by Tsuen Wan District and now by Kwai Tsing District. Whilst the Sai Kung Islands are part of the Sai Kung District, and the Tolo Channel Islands part of Tai Po District.
Demographics
With an area that is 16% of Hong Kong and a population that is 2% of Hong Kong, the Islands District is the largest in terms of area and also the least populated. It is therefore the district with by far the lowest population density of 783 per km2. The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula. The district has the third-youngest residents.
Collectively, Mui Wo and Tai O on Lantau, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island and Peng Chau are more populated than the rest of the area of the district.
As of 2021, the district has a population of 185,282. 78.1% of the population are Chinese. Ethnic minority groups include White (5.8%) and Filipino (5.3%).
Islands of the district
- Cha Kwo Chau
- Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport is built here)
- Cheung Chau
- Hei Ling Chau
- Sunshine Island (Chau Kung To)
- Peaked Hill (Kai Yek Kok)
- Kau Yi Chau
- Lamma Island
- Luk Chau (George Island)
- Lantau Island (The largest part of the district)
- Peng Chau
- Po Toi Islands
- Lo Chau (Beaufort Island)
- Mat Chau
- Po Toi
- Sung Kong
- Waglan Island
- Shek Kwu Chau
- Soko Islands
- Cheung Muk Tau
- Ma Chau
- Siu A Chau
- Tai A Chau
- Tau Lo Chau
- Yuen Chau
- Yuen Kong Chau
Transport
Most of the islands in the Islands District have
However, only
Lantau is also the only island in the Islands District with a well-developed
See also
References
- ^ a b "2018年按區議會分區劃分的人口及住戶統計資料" (PDF) (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020