23-2 Land Area of Hong Kong by District Council District |
|  |  |  |  | (sq. km) |
District Council District+ | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Total | 1097 | 1098 | 1098 | 1099 | 1101 |
Hong Kong Island |  |  |  |  |  |
Central and Western | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wan Chai | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Eastern | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Southern | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Sub-total | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Kowloon |  |  |  |  |  |
Kowloon City | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Kwun Tong | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Sham Shui Po | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wong Tai Sin | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Yau Tsim Mong | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Sub-total | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
New Territories |  |  |  |  |  |
Islands | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 176 |
North | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
Sai Kung | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
Sha Tin | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Tai Po | 147 | 147 | 147 | 148 | 148 |
Tsuen Wan | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
Kwai Tsing | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Tuen Mun | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
Yuen Long | 138 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Sub-total | 970 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 974 |
Notes: Figures for 1998 to 2001 are as at May of the year. Figures for 2002 are as at end-June of the year. |
Figures for 2000 and 2001 were computed in accordance with the 1999 District Council boundaries and figures for 2002 were computed in |
accordance with 1999 District Council boundaries and the 1:10 000 Mapping Database of the Lands Department. |