| 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. | ||||||