North District, Hong Kong

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North 北區
District
North District
Day view of Long Valley in the North District
Location of North within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°29′41″N 114°08′17″E / 22.49471°N 114.13812°E / 22.49471; 114.13812Coordinates: 22°29′41″N 114°08′17″E / 22.49471°N 114.13812°E / 22.49471; 114.13812
Country	Hong Kong
Region	New Territories
Constituencies	16
Government
• District Council Chairman	Law Ting-Tak (Independent)
• District Council Vice-Chairman
Area
• Total	168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	315,270
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Website	North District Council

Fanling New Town

Fanling Wai

North District is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of the New Territories. The new town of Fanling–Sheung Shui is within this district. It had a population of 298,657 in 2001. The district has the second lowest population density in Hong Kong.

It borders with Shenzhen city with the Sham Chun River. Most major access points to Mainland China from Hong Kong lie in this district. The North District is about 168 km² (65 sq mi) in area.

Demographics[]

According to statistics, 70% of the district population lives in the public estates in the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town. 40,000 villagers living around the two town centres and the main rural towns (Sha Tau Kok and Ta Kwu Ling) account for most residents in the district.

Islands of the district[]

Miscellaneous[]

The northern end of the Wilson Trail hiking path is located in the North District. The trail ends at Nam Chung.

Transport[]

North District is served by the East Rail line, Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway and Sha Tau Kok Road.

MTR Stations[]

• Fanling station
• Sheung Shui station
• Lo Wu station (terminus of East Rail line)

Border crossings[]

• Sha Tau Kok (road)
• Man Kam To (road)
• Lo Wu (train)

See also[]

• Fanling
• Frontier Closed Area
• Wo Hop Shek
• List of areas of Hong Kong
• North District FC

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North District, Hong Kong.

• North District District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies 1 (large PDF file)
• List and map of electoral constituencies 2 (large PDF file)
• Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town
• Satellite image of the new town of Fanling-Sheung Shui and its vicinity by Google Maps