22-2 AREA OF HONG KONG BY DISTRICT BOARD DISTRICT
Unit:sq. km
District Board District	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998
Hong Kong Island
Central and Western	12.37	12.46	12.49	12.52	12.52
Wan Chai	9.94	9.99	10.01	10.02	10.02
Eastern	18.60	18.75	18.80	18.81	18.81
Southern	38.96	38.95	38.95	38.95	38.95
Sub-total	79.87	80.15	80.25	80.30	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	-	-	-	-
Sham Shui Po	7.80	9.40	9.42	9.47	9.48
Wong Tai Sin	9.35	9.36	9.36	9.36	9.36
Yau Tsim	3.36	-	-	-	-
Yau Tsim Mong①	-	6.73	6.80	6.85	6.85
Sub-total	42.62	46.51	46.60	46.70	46.71
New Territories
Islands	163.27	173.20	174.38	174.83	174.89
North	136.78	136.85	137.31	137.31	137.31
Sai Kung	134.15	134.63	135.06	135.41	135.71
Sha Tin	69.16	69.38	69.38	69.38	69.38
Tai Po	147.17	147.40	147.42	147.42	147.42
Tsuen Wan	59.78	60.47	60.64	60.67	60.70
Kwai Tsing	21.00	21.76	21.76	21.78	21.82
Tuen Mun	82.85	83.46	83.55	83.68	83.96
Yuen Long	138.13	138.13	138.43	138.43	138.43
Sub-total	952.29	965.28	967.93	968.91	969.62
Total	1074.78	1091.94	1094.78	1095.91	1096.63
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. Figures for 1998 are as at May of the year.
①Mongkok District amalgamated with Yau Tsim District and became Yau Tsim Mong District on 1.10.1994.

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