Tai Po District

Tai Po
大埔區
Tai Po District
Day view of Tai Po in the Tai Po District (2017)
Day view of Tai Po in the Tai Po District (2017)
Map
Location of Tai Po District within Hong Kong
Location of Tai Po District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°27′03″N 114°09′51″E / 22.45085°N 114.16422°E / 22.45085; 114.16422
CountryChina
SARHong Kong
RegionNew Territories
Constituencies19
Government
 • District Council ChairmanMo Ka-Chun
 • District Council Vice-Chairmanvacant
 • District OfficerEunice Chan[1]
Area
 • Total148.05 km2 (57.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2006[needs update])
 • Total293,542
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
WebsiteWebpage of the Tai Po District Office
Tai Po District
Traditional Chinese大埔區
Simplified Chinese大埔区
JyutpingDaai6 bou3 keoi1
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàpǔ Qū
Hakka
RomanizationTai4 Bu4 Ki1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih bou kēui
JyutpingDaai6 bou3 keoi1
IPA[taj˨.pɔw˧ kʰɵɥ˥]
Junction of Kwong Fuk Road and Wan Tau Street, Tai Po

Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban[2] district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market [yue], Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ting Kok, Plover Cove, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Mei Tuk and other surrounding areas, and its exclaves Sai Kung North, in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula and including islands such as Grass Island (Tap Mun), and Ping Chau (Tung Ping Chau). Tai Po proper and Sai Kung North are divided by the Tolo Channel and the Tolo Harbour (Tai Po Hoi). The district is located in the Eastern New Territories. The de facto administrative centre of the district is Tai Po New Town.

Like Yuen Long, the area of Tai Po used to be a traditional market town. Tai Po New Town, a satellite town, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed land on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen and Tai Po rivers. It had a population of 310,879 in 2001.[citation needed][needs update] The district has the third lowest population density in Hong Kong.[citation needed][needs update]

  1. ^ "Welcome Message from Ms. Eunice CHAN, JP, District Officer (Tai Po)". Hong Kong: Home Affairs Department. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The impossible dream of having an apartment of one's own in Hong Kong". Hong Kong Free Press. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2021.