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List of cities and towns in Hong Kong
The following is a list of cities, towns and new towns in Hong Kong.
Note: The government of the Hong Kong SAR is unitary, and have not set any legal status for cities and towns. The limits of "the City of Victoria", "Kowloon" and "New Kowloon" are stated in law, but none of these three areas has the legal status of a city or a town. Districts of Hong Kong are drawn according to mountains, coastlines and roads, and do not co-incide with the natural extends of the cities or towns. The following listing is compiled by geography, and evidence from written documents that Victoria City (sometimes the sprawl along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island included) and Kowloon (New Kowloon included) are referred to as two cities, or as twin cities.
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Cities
| Cities | Districts covered |
| 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 |
Towns
| Towns | Location |
| Aberdeen | Southern |
| Cheung Chau | Islands |
| Discovery Bay | Islands |
| Kennedy Town | Central and Western |
| Lei Yue Mun | Kwun Tong |
| Ma Wan | Islands |
| Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) | Islands |
| Peng Chau | Islands |
| Sai Kung | Sai Kung |
| Sha Tau Kok | North |
| Shek O | Southern |
| Sok Kwu Wan | Islands |
| Stanley | Southern |
| Tai O | Islands |
| Yung Shue Wan | Islands |
New towns
| New towns | Location | Year started developing |
| Tsuen Wan | Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing | 1970s |
| Sha Tin including Ma On Shan | Sha Tin | 1970s |
| Tuen Mun | Tuen Mun | 1970s |
| Tai Po | Tai Po | early 1980s |
| Yuen Long | Yuen Long | early 1980s |
| Fanling-Sheung Shui | North | mid-1980s |
| Tseung Kwan O | Sai Kung | late 1980s |
| Tin Shui Wai | Yuen Long | early 1990s |
| North Lantau (Tung Chung-Tai Ho) | Islands | 1997 |
10 largest agglomerations
- Kowloon - 2,040,200
- Victoria City - 1,345,800
- Sha Tin - 648,400
- Tuen Mun - 499,600
- Yuen Long - 494,800
- Kwai Tsing - 480,100
- Sai Kung - 369,600
- Tseung Kwan O - 365,600
- Fanling-Sheung Shui - 336,300
- Tai Po - 322,300
See also
- List of villages in Hong Kong
- List of buildings, sites, and areas in Hong Kong
- List of cities by country
- List of city listings by country
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- Districts of Hong Kong
External links
- Population statistics by Citypopulation.de
- Evangelizing World Class Cities, contains definitions of a city
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