Tai Po District
Tai Po
大埔區 | |
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| Tai Po District | |
Day view of Tai Po in the Tai Po District (2017) | |
Location of Tai Po District within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°27′03″N 114°09′51″E / 22.45085°N 114.16422°E | |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Region | New Territories |
| Constituencies | 19 |
| Government | |
| • District Council Chairman | Mo Ka-Chun |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | vacant |
| • District Officer | Eunice Chan |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.05 km2 (57.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 316,470 |
| • Density | 2,137.6/km2 (5,536.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Website | Webpage of the Tai Po District Office |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大埔區 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大埔区 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Daaih-bou Kēui | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market, 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.