Islands District

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Islands
Official emblem] of Islands
District emblem
Location of Islands within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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District Council Chairman Daniel Lam Wai-keung, SBS, BBS, JP
Constituencies 10
Area
  –Land
  –Water		 175.03 km²
km²
km²
Population
  –Total (2001)
  –Density
86,667
495/km²
Latitude
Longitude
Official website:
Islands District Council

The Islands District (Traditional Chinese: 離島區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. Population (2000): 87,800.

Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong.

With an area that is 16% of that of Hong Kong and a population of only approximately 90,000 (1.3% 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 ca. 500 per km². The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula.

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 administrated by Tsuen Wan District and now by Kwai Tsing District.

Tung Chung new town on the North Lantau near Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok is a new generation of new town. Discovery Bay is a large private housing estate on East Lantau.

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.

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Districts of Hong Kong Flag 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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