Tap Mun

Grass Island
塔門
Map showing the location of Grass Island within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationTai Po District
Coordinates22°28′35″N 114°21′45″E / 22.47639°N 114.36250°E / 22.47639; 114.36250
Area1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population100 (approx)
Tap Mun
Traditional Chinese塔門
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTaap mùhn
JyutpingTaap3 mun4
View from a Grass Island hilltop, a campsite can be seen atop the distant hill
Dirt path on the edge of a Grass Island cliff

Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong, located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi).[1] Administratively, it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island, and feral cattle are known on the island.[2]

  1. ^ Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department: Hong Kong geographic data sheet
  2. ^ 陳漢榮. 陳盛臣. 2003. 短線遊:跟住牛屎遊塔門. Retrieved on May 08, 2017