The following is an incomplete list of urban settlements, towns, new towns (satellite towns) in Hong Kong.
While the Government of Hong Kong is unitary and Hong Kong law does not define cities and towns as subsidiary administrative units, the geographical limits of the City of Victoria, Kowloon and New Kowloon are defined in law. None of these three areas have administrative authorities separate from the Special Administrative Region. Administratively, Hong Kong is divided into districts, the boundaries of which are drawn according to mountains, coastlines and roads, and do not coincide with the natural extents of any urbanised areas.
Major urban settlements
edit| Settlement | Location |
|---|---|
| Victoria City | part of Central and Western, part of Wan Chai and part of Eastern |
| Kowloon including New Kowloon |
Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong |
New towns
edit| Cities | District | Year started developing |
|---|---|---|
| Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) |
Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing | 1950s |
| Sha Tin |
Sha Tin |
1970s |
| Tuen Mun New Town | Tuen Mun | 1970s |
| Tai Po | Tai Po | early 1980s |
| Yuen Long | Yuen Long | early 1980s |
| Fanling-Sheung Shui | North | mid-1980s |
| Ma On Shan | Sha Tin | mid-1980s |
| Tseung Kwan O New Town | Sai Kung | late 1980s |
| Tin Shui Wai | Yuen Long | early 1990s |
| North Lantau (Tung Chung and Tai Ho) |
Islands |
1994 |
Towns
editLargest urban agglomerations
edit- Kowloon - 2,019,500
- Northern Hong Kong Island - 992,900
- Tsuen Wan New Town - 801,800
- Sha Tin New Town - 630,000
- Tuen Mun New Town - 470,900
- Tseung Kwan O New Town - 344,500
- Aberdeen - 275,100
- Tai Po New Town - 274,000
- Tin Shui Wai New Town - 268,800
- Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town - 244,700
- Yuen Long New Town - 141,900
- North Lantau New Town - 71,900
