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 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 ...

. The

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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 Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...

city with the

Sham Chun River The Sham Chun River, Shum Chum River, or Shenzhen River () serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River, Mirs Bay and Deep Bay. It formed part of the limit of the lease of the N ...

. Most major access points to

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from Hong Kong lie in this district. The North District is about in area.

Demographics

According to statistics, 70% of the district population lives in the public estates in the

Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town was developed from the traditional market towns (Luen Wo Hui and Shek Wu Hui) and villages around Fanling and Sheung Shui, within the present-day North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It was primaril ...

. 40,000 villagers living around the two town centres and the main rural towns ( Sha Tau Kok and

Ta Kwu Ling Ta Kwu Ling is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located northeast of Sheung Shui, close to the border with mainland China. Ta Kwu Ling is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North Distri ...

) account for most residents in the district.

Islands of the district

* A Chau () *

Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () just off the southern tip of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island i ...

() *

Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () to the west of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harb ...

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Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi). Islets located close by include A ...

(, Robinson Island) *

Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () between Ap Chau () in the east and Sai Ap Chau in the west, with the islet of Ap Tan Pai Ap Tan Pai () is a reef in the New Territories of H ...

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Ap Tan Pai Ap Tan Pai () is a reef in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi) of Crooked Harbour, between Ap Chau () to the east and Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. I ...

() *

Ap Tau Pai Ap Tau Pai () is a small island between Yan Chau Tong and Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic ...

() *

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() *

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() * Fu Wong Chau () * Fun Chau () *

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() * Kat O Chau (, Crooked Island) * Ko Pai () *

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() * Lan Shuen Pei () *

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() * Ngo Mei Chau (, Crescent Island) *

Pak Ka Chau Pak Ka Chau () is an islet of the North District of Hong Kong. It is located within Double Haven, south of Kat O. Conservation Pak Ka Chau is part of the Double Haven Special Area () that covers 0.8 hectare and was designated in 2011. The Special ...

() * Pak Sha Chau (, Round Island) * Pat Ka Chau () *

Sai Ap Chau Sai Ap Chau () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District. Location Sai Ap Chau is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi) of Crooked Harbour, west of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also kno ...

() * Sha Pai () * Shau Kei Pai () *

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() *

Shui Cham Tsui Pai Shui Cham Tsui Pai () is an uninhabited island in North District, Hong Kong. It is located in Starling Inlet, within the Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a re ...

() * Siu Nim Chau () * Ta Ho Pai () *

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() * Tsing Chau (, Table Island) * Wong Nai Chau () * Wong Nai Chau () *

Wong Wan Chau Double Island or Wong Wan Chau () is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of North District. Geography Double Island has an area of 2.13 km². It is the second largest island in North Di ...

(, Double Island) * Wu Chau () * Wu Pai () * Wu Yeung Chau Pai () *

Yan Chau Yan Chau () is an islet in the North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located within Double Haven. Conservation Yan Chau is part of the Double Haven Special Area () that covers and was designated in 2011. The special area incl ...

() * Yeung Chau ()

Education

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 The East Rail line () is one of ten lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network. It was known as the KCR British Section () from 1910 to 199 ...

, Fanling Highway, San Tin Highway and

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 Rail ...

MTR Stations

Fanling station Fanling () is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR. It is next to Fanling Town Centre, and is only a short walk away from Fung Ying Seen Koon, a well-known Taoist temple. The Fanling Highway was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent ...

* Sheung Shui station *

Lo Wu station Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the (Kowloon-Canton Railway) of Hong Kong, located in Lo Wu within the Closed Area on Hong Kong's northern frontier. The station serves as a primary checkpoint for rail passengers between Hong Kong and ma ...

(terminus of

)

Border crossings

* Sha Tau Kok (road) * Man Kam To (road) *

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 ...

(train)

External links

North District District Council

List and map of electoral constituencies 1 (large PDF file)

List and map of electoral constituencies 2 (large PDF file)

Satellite image of the new town of Fanling-Sheung Shui and its vicinity by Google Maps
{{Districts of Hong Kong

Demographics

Islands of the district

Education

Miscellaneous

Transport

MTR Stations

Border crossings

See also

External links