22-2  AREA OF HONG KONG BY DISTRICT BOARD DISTRICT

 

(sq. km)

 

District Board District

1990

1994

1995

1996

1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central and Western

12.37

12.37

12.46

12.49

12.52

 

 

Wan Chai

9.94

9.94

9.99

10.01

10.02

 

 

Eastern

18.60

18.66

18.75

18.80

18.81

 

 

Southern

38.96

38.95

38.95

38.95

38.95

 

 

Sub-total

79.87

79.92

80.15

80.25

80.30

 

 

Kowloon and New Kowloon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kowloon City

9.65

9.97

9.97

9.97

9.97

 

 

Kwun Tong

11.00

11.05

11.05

11.05

11.05

 

 

Mong Kok

1.46

1.79

-

-

-

 

 

Sham Shui Po

7.80

8.94

9.40

9.42

9.47

 

 

Wong Tai Sin

9.35

9.36

9.36

9.36

9.36

 

 

Yau Tsim

3.36

4.60

-

-

-

 

 

Yau Tsim Mong

-

-

6.73

6.80

6.85

 

 

Sub-total

42.62

45.71

46.51

46.60

46.70

 

 

New Territories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Islands

163.27

167.25

173.20

174.38

174.83

 

 

North

136.78

136.85

136.85

137.31

137.31

 

 

Sai Kung

134.15

134.63

134.63

135.06

135.41

 

 

Sha Tin

69.16

69.38

69.38

69.38

69.38

 

 

Tai Po

147.17

147.40

147.40

147.42

147.42

 

 

Tsuen Wan

59.78

60.03

60.47

60.64

60.67

 

 

Kwai Tsing

21.00

21.58

21.76

21.76

21.78

 

 

Tuen Mun

82.85

83.22

83.46

83.55

83.68

 

 

Yuen Long

138.13

138.13

138.13

138.43

138.43

 

 

Sub-total

952.29

958.47

965.28

967.93

968.91

 

 

Total

1074.78

1084.10

1091.94

1094.78

1095.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Figures before 1993 are as at December of the year and figures from 1993 to 1996 are as at

end-March of the year. Figures for 1997 are as at June of the year.

Mongkok District amalgamated with Yau Tsim District and became Yau Tsim Mong District on 1.10.1994.