Ta Kwu Ling is an

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in the North District,

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Hong Kong, located northeast of

Sheung Shui Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southea ...

, close to the border with

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

. Ta Kwu Ling is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in parallel with

Fanling North Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

and Kwu Tung North. Its name is frequently heard in weather reports, since it often experiences the highest and lowest daily temperatures in Hong Kong, due to its inland location. Temperatures near occur once every few years, while daily minimum temperatures of or less are not uncommon during winter. One of the three strategic landfills in use in Hong Kong is located in Ta Kwu Ling. Before 4 January 2016, parts of Ta Kwu Ling fell within the

Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extended inwards from the border with Mainland China. Established to prevent illegal migrants and other i ...

and a Closed Area Permit was required.

Administration

For electoral purposes, Ta Kwu Ling is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the

North District Council The North District Council () is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, ...

. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the

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Villages

The following villages are part of the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee: * Chow Tin Tsuen * Chuk Yuen *

Fung Wong Wu Fung Wong Wu () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Fung Wong Wu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. T ...

Ha Shan Kai Wat Ha Shan Kai Wat () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Shan Kai Wat is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. ...

Heung Yuen Wai Heung Yuen Wai () is a walled village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Heung Yuen Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Ta Kwu Ling D ...

Kan Tau Wai Kan Tau Wai () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Kan Tau Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The o ...

* Lei Uk *

Lo Wu Lo Wu or Lowu is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of th ...

Muk Wu Muk Wu Village () is a Punti walled village in Ta Kwu Ling, in the north of the New Territories across the Man Kam To border crossing point in Hong Kong. Before 4 January 2016, it was inaccessible to non-permit holders (see Closed Area Pe ...

Nga Yiu Nga Yiu () or Muk Wu Nga Yiu () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Nga Yiu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Features One of the seven MacIntosh Forts of Hong Kong is loc ...

Nga Yiu Ha Nga Yiu Ha () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. See also * Heung Yuen Wai Highway Heung Yuen Wai Highway, also abbreviated as HYWH, () is a controlled-access highway in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It diver ...

Ping Che Ping Che () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. ''Che'' (; Jyutping: ce4; literally "clear land for agriculture by burning") refers to the method of farming used by the Che people. Administration Ping Che is a recognized vi ...

Ping Yeung Ping Yeung () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Ping Yeung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Comm ...

* San Uk Ling * Sheung Shan Kai Wat * Tai Po Tin * Tak Yuet Lau * Tong Fong * Tsung Yuen Ha * Wo Keng Shan

Education

Ta Ku Ling is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 81. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the net. Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School () is in Ta Kwu Ling. In 2013 it had one class per year, but it was scheduled to have four primary 1 classes with a total of 128 students the following year. In 2013 the school was receiving an expansion including classrooms, a library, and a teachers' room due to an increase in students who are Hong Kong residents living in Shenzhen.

Transport

The area is far from its nearest major road,

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. History Sha Tau Kok Road is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Rai ...

, connecting

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling i ...

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...

. Branch roads connect to the major road via the

area in the south.

Climate

References

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