Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau
Cheung Chau (2013)
Geography
LocationSouthwest of Hong Kong
Coordinates22°12′38″N 114°01′44″E / 22.210556°N 114.028889°E / 22.210556; 114.028889
Area2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation95 m (312 ft)
Administration
DistrictIslands District
Demographics
Population19,769 (2021)
Pop. density9,882.93/km2 (25596.67/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsChinese (92.7%)

Indonesian (2.0%)

White (1.5%)
Cheung Chau
Traditional Chinese長洲
Simplified Chinese长洲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángzhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChèuhng jāu
JyutpingCoeng4 zau1
The village of Cheung Chau, viewed from the north. The bay of Tung Wan is on the left and Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter is on the right.

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲; lit.'Long Island') is an outlying island of Hong Kong, located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is also called Dumbbell Island (Chinese: 啞鈴島) due to its dumbbell-like shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of 22,740 as of 2011.[1] Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.

  1. ^ "普查結果 | 2011年香港人口普查". www.census2011.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 January 2016.