Tai Po District

Tai Po District

District emblem
Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ([ Click here for satellite image])
District Council Chairman	Cheng Chun-ping, JP
Constituencies	19
Area   –Land   –Water	148.05 km² km² km²
Population   –Total (2004)   –Density	310,879 2,100/km²
Latitude Longitude	22°39' N 114°21' E
Official website: Tai Po District Council

Junction of Kwong Fuk Road and Wan Tau Street, Tai Po

Tai Po District (Traditional Chinese: 大埔區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It covers the areas of Tai Po, Tai Po Kau, Ting Kok, Plover Cove and the northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula on both shores of Tolo Channel. It is located in the New Territories. As of 2000, its population reached 321,500.

Like Yuen Long, the area of Tai Po used to be a traditional market town. Tai Po New Town, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed lands on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen and Tai Po rivers, has now a population of approximately 282,000 people. Upon full development, the population is expected to reach 283,000.

Geography

• Lam Tsuen River

Islands

In addition to the mainland part of the district, the following islands of Hong Kong are under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District:

• A Chau (丫洲, Centre Island)
• Breaker Reef - Tai Po
• Bun Sha Pai (崩紗排)
• Cham Pai (杉排)
• Chau Tsai Kok (洲仔角)
• Che Lei Pai (扯里排)
• Chek Chau (赤洲, Port Island)
• Flat Island (銀洲)
• Hau Tsz Kok Pai (孝子角排)
• Hin Pai (蜆排)
• Kung Chau (弓洲)
• Ma Shi Chau (馬屎洲)
• Ma Yan Pai (媽印排)
• Mo Chau (磨洲)
• Ping Chau (平洲)
• Sam Pui Chau (三杯酒)
• Sha Pai (沙排)
• Shek Ngau Chau (石牛洲)
• Tang Chau (燈洲)
• Tap Mun Chau (塔門洲, Grass Island)
• Tit Shue Pai (鐵樹排)
• Wai Chau Pai (灣仔排)
• Wu Chau (烏洲)
• Yeung Chau (洋洲)

Miscellaneous

Hong Kong Note Printing Limited, which prints all the bank notes in Hong Kong, is located in the Tai Po Industrial Estate, an industrial area of light industries (food processing, printing, etc.)

Also located in Tai Po:

• The Hong Kong Railway Museum
• The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Island House

Transport

This district is served by Tolo Highway, KCR East Rail and Tai Po Road. The 71B, which runs between Fu Heng Estate and Tai Po Centre, is the cheapest route in Hong Kong, with a fare of just HK$1.6 (USD20 cents). Also, the E41 (Long Win Bus), which runs between Tai Po Tau and Hong Kong International Airport is the cheapest bus route per kilometre (HK$0.22/km, and covers a total distance of 56.7km with a full fare of HK$13)

Railway stations serving the district:

• Tai Po Market
• Tai Wo

See also

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External links

• Tai Po District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies 1 (large PDF file)
• List and map of electoral constituencies 2 (large PDF file)
• About Tai Po New Town
• http://ec.hku.hk/hiking/Tai_Po/starting_points.htm
• Satellite image of the new town of Tai Po and its vicinity by Google Maps

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

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