The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. It is located in the southern part of

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...

and the largest part of the island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016.

Geography

The Southern District faces the

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at the south, and is backed by hills and

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, designated as

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, at the north. The eastern half of the district is semi-rural, with some of Hong Kong's most popular

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. The western half of the district is partly residential and partly industrial.

Residential areas

The residents of Southern District vary from the Chinese majority, resident minorities, to the community of

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s. The eastern half containing areas such as

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and

Repulse Bay Repulse Bay or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. Geography Repulse B ...

is especially popular among expatriates and affluent locals because of the combination of its close proximity to Central and the wholesome environment. The western half of Southern district is more urbanized, with areas such as

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containing more housing developments than the eastern half. Large private housing estates in the district include: Baguio Villa, , , South Horizons, Bel-Air (

Cyberport Cyberport is a business park in Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District, Hong Kong, consisting of four office buildings, a hotel, and a retail entertainment complex. It describes itself as a List of technology centers, digital ...

), Redhill Peninsula and Hong Kong Parkview.

Areas and attractions

The district includes the following areas: *

Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei ...

, an island connected to Aberdeen by three bridges ( two for road and the other for rail) * Cape D'Aguilar, where Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve is located * Deep Water Bay * Pok Fu Lam *

* Shek O * Shouson Hill *

Tai Tam Tai Tam or ''Tytam'' is an area in Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a ''big pool'' in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley ...

* Wah Fu *

Wong Chuk Hang Wong Chuk Hang () is a neighbourhood in the Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. History Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Han ...

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of the district: * Aberdeen Island or Ap Lei Chau * Ap Lei Pai * Kau Pei Chau () * Lo Chau () * Lung Shan Pai () * Magazine Island () * Middle Island (熨波洲, Tong Po Chau) * Ng Fan Chau () * Round Island () * Tai Tau Chau () * Tau Chau () Tourist attractions within the district include Aberdeen's floating restaurants and fishing harbour; the Ocean Park; the swimming beach of

; The Home of

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; the souvenir market and, formerly, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum at

Education

* List of schools in Southern District, Hong Kong

Transport

The Southern District is served by Pok Fu Lam Road, Aberdeen Tunnel, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and

Tai Tam Road Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of Chai Wan and Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley on Hong Kong Island. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of Shek O Road, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The Tai Tam Reservoirs, Tai Ta ...

. It became the last district of Hong Kong to be served by the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

, when the South Island line commenced operations in 2016, linking

and

with Admiralty. The proposed MTR South Island line (West) will serve the western half of the area. There are currently no proposed routes to Stanley or Repulse Bay due to the large number of buses that serve those destinations.

References

External links

Southern District Council

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

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

Hong Kong Ocean Park
{{Hong Kong Urban Areas Districts of Hong Kong Hong Kong Island