Islands District

Islands
離島區
Islands District
Hong Kong International Airport
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Location of Islands District within Hong Kong[clarify]
Location of Islands District within Hong Kong[clarify]
Coordinates: 22°15′40″N 113°56′46″E / 22.26114°N 113.94608°E / 22.26114; 113.94608
CountryPeople's Republic of China
SARHong Kong
Constituencies10[needs update]
Government
 • District OfficerYu Hong Kwan
 • District Council Vice-ChairmanWong Man Hon[needs update]
Area
 • Total
175.03 km2 (67.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
185,282
  • 78.1% Chinese
  • 5.9% White
  • 5.3% Filipino [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by populationTung Chung (86,403 – 2016 est)[2][needs update]
Location of district office and district councilHarbour Building, 38 Pier Road (in Central and Western District)
WebsiteIslands District Council
Islands District
Traditional Chinese離島區
Simplified Chinese离岛区
Cantonese YaleLèihdóu kēui
Literal meaningdistant island district
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLí dǎo Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLèihdóu kēui
JyutpingLei4dou2 keoi1
IPA[lej˩.tɔw˧˥ kʰɵɥ˥]

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020

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