Tai Po District
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Tai Po 大埔區 |
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Day view of Tai Po in the Tai Po District
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 Location of Tai Po District within Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates: 22°27′03″N 114°09′51″E / 22.45085°N 114.16422°ECoordinates: 22°27′03″N 114°09′51″E / 22.45085°N 114.16422°E | ||
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 Hong Kong
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| Region | New Territories | |
| Constituencies | 19 | |
| Government | ||
| • District Council Chairman | Cheung Hok-ming (DAB) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 148.05 km2 (57.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 293,542 | |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Time (UTC+8) | |
| Website | Tai Po District Council | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大埔區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大埔区 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dàpǔ Qū |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Tai4 Bu4 Ki1 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Daaih Bou Kēui |
| IPA | [tàːipōu kʰɵ́y] |
| Jyutping | Daai6 Bou3 Keoi1 |
Tai Po District (Chinese: 大埔區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It covers the areas of Tai Po, Tai Po Kau, Ting Kok, Plover Cove and its exclave is northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula on both shores of Tolo Channel. It is located in the Eastern New Territories. The administrative centre of the district is Tai Po Town (the Tai Po New Town).
Like Yuen Long, the area of Tai Po used to be a traditional market town. Tai Po New Town, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed land on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen and Tai Po rivers. It had a population of 310,879 in 2001. The district has the third lowest population density.
Lam Tsuen River Tai Po is located in the north of Hong Kong, northeast of Sha Tin. Even though the Tai Po Industrial Estate is located in the district, it is still one of the most unpolluted districts in Hong Kong. Tai Po's population density is considerably lower than Kowloon's, having many old, small villages in the mountains.
In addition to the mainland part of the district, the following islands of Hong Kong are under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District:
Tai Po FC is the first district football team ever to make it to the Hong Kong First Division League among the 19 district football sides from the Hong Kong Third District Division League. The club plays its home games at Tai Po Sports Ground and has since won the 2008-09 Hong Kong FA Cup. See: Tai Po FC
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