Southern District (Hong Kong)

Southern 南區
District
Southern District
Day view of Ap Lei Chau and Aberdeen in the Southern District
Official logo of Southern Official emblem
Location of Southern District within Hong Kong
Coordinates:
Country	China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
Constituencies	17
Government
• District Officer	Ms. Eva Yam, JP
• District Council Chairman	Chu Ching-hong
Area
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	275,162
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Website	Southern District Council

Southern District
Traditional Chinese	南區
Simplified Chinese	南区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánqū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping naam4 keoi1 Yale Romanization nàahm kūi

The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001. This district has the fourth lowest population of Hong Kong.

Geography

Repulse Bay

Pok Fu Lam Village

Stanley

The Southern District faces the South China Sea at the south, and is backed by hills and reservoirs, designated as Country Parks, at the north. The eastern half of the district is semi-rural, with some of Hong Kong's most popular beaches. The western half of the district is partly residential and partly industrial.

Residential areas

The residents of Southern District vary from the Chinese majority to the community of expats. The eastern half containing areas such as Stanley and Repulse Bay is especially popular among expats and affluent locals because of the combination of its close proximity to Central and the wholesome environment. The western half of Southern district is more urbanized and areas such as Aberdeen containing more housing developments than the eastern half.

Large private housing estates in the district include: Baguio Villa, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Aberdeen Centre, South Horizons, Bel-Air Residence, Redhill Peninsula and Hong Kong Parkview.

Areas and attractions

The district includes the following areas:

• Aberdeen
• Ap Lei Chau, an island connected to Aberdeen by a bridge
• Cape D'Aguilar, where Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve is located in.
• Deep Water Bay
• Pok Fu Lam
• Repulse Bay
• Shek O
• Shouson Hill
• Stanley
• Tai Tam
• Wah Fu
• Wong Chuk Hang

Islands of the district:

• Ap Lei Chau, or Aberdeen Island
• Ap Lei Pai
• Kau Pei Chau (狗脾洲)
• Lo Chau (羅洲)
• Lung Shan Pai (龍山排)
• Magazine Island (火藥洲)
• Middle Island (熨波洲, Tong Po Chau)
• Ng Fan Chau (五分洲)
• Po Toi Islands (蒲台羣島)
• Round Island (銀洲)
• Tai Tau Chau (大頭洲)
• Tau Chau (頭洲)

Tourist attractions within the district include Aberdeen's floating restaurants and fishing harbour; the Ocean Park; the swimming beach of Repulse Bay; The Home of Teresa Teng; the souvenir market and, formerly, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum at Stanley.

Transportation

It is served by Pok Fu Lam Road, Aberdeen Tunnel, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and Tai Tam Road. The proposed MTR West Island Line and South Island Line will also be built to help serve the western half of the area. There are currently no proposed routes to Stanley or Repulse Bay due to the large number of buses that serve those destinations.

See also

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External links

• Southern District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies 1 (large PDF file)
• List and map of electoral constituencies 2 (large PDF file)
• Hong Kong Ocean Park