Editing Districts of Hong Kong (section)

== Districts ==
{{See also|Areas of Hong Kong|Boundaries of Hong Kong}}

Hong Kong in administration consists of [[Areas of Hong Kong|three areas]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|區域}}), which was further divided into 18 districts ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|地區}}).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=各區域及地區 AREAS AND DISTRICTS |url=https://www.rvd.gov.hk/doc/tc/hkpr15/06.pdf |website=Rating and Valuation Department, Government of Hong Kong}}</ref> The three areas are: [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Kowloon]], and the [[New Territories]].<ref>[https://www.rvd.gov.hk/doc/tc/hkpr13/06.pdf Revenue Department - Districts]</ref><ref>[https://www.gohk.gov.hk/eng/welcome/index.html 18 districts gov.hk]</ref> The New Territories has the most districts (9), followed by Kowloon (5), and lastly Hong Kong Island (4).

The population density per district varies from 1,021 (Islands) to 59,704 (Kwun Tong) per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=":0">{{Cite report |url=https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/data/stat_report/product/B1120106/att/B11201062021XXXXB01.pdf|title=2021 Population Census: Summary Results|date=2022-02-28|publisher=[[Census and Statistics Department]], [[Hong Kong SAR]]|access-date=2022-08-03}}</ref> Before the combination of [[Mong Kok District|Mong Kok]] and [[Yau Tsim District|Yau Tsim]] districts in 1995, Mong Kok District had the highest density (~120,000/km<sup>2</sup>){{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}.

[[File:Map of Hong Kong 18 Districts en.svg|thumb|center|750px]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!No.
!District
![[Traditional Chinese characters|Chinese]]
!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="geodata">{{cite web|url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/en/resources/mapping-information/hk-geographic-data.html|title=Hong Kong Geographic Data (As at October 2021)|publisher=[[Lands Department]], [[Hong Kong SAR]]|date=January 2022|access-date=2022-08-04}}</ref>
!Population<br />(2021)<ref name=":0" />
!Population Growth<br />(From 2011)<ref name=":0" />
!Density<br />(/km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=":0" />
|-
|1
|[[Islands District|Islands]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|離島區}}
|182.74
|185,282
| +31.1%
|1,021
|-
|2
|[[Kwai Tsing District|Kwai Tsing]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|葵青區}}
|23.34
|495,798
| -3.0%
|21,246
|-
|3
|[[North District, Hong Kong|North]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|北區}}
|136.51
|309,631
| +1.8%
|2,269
|-
|4
|[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|西貢區}}
|136.34
|489,037
| +12.0%
|3,771
|-
|5
|[[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|沙田區}}
|69.27
|692,806
| +9.9%
|10,082
|-
|6
|[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|大埔區}}
|148.19
|316,470
| +6.6%
|2,325
|-
|7
|[[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|荃灣區}}
|62.62
|320,094
| +5.1%
|5,168
|-
|8
|[[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|屯門區}}
|87.54
|506,879
| +4.0%
|5,908
|-
|9
|[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|元朗區}}
|138.56
|668,080
| +15.5%
|4,825
|-
! colspan="3" | [[New Territories]] subtotal
|'''986.10'''
|'''3,984,077'''
|'''+7.9%'''
|'''4,137'''
|-
|10
|[[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|九龍城區}}
|10.02
|410,634
| +15.5%
|40,994
|-
|11
|[[Kwun Tong District|Kwun Tong]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|觀塘區}}
|11.28
|673,166
| +8.8%
|59,704
|-
|12
|[[Sham Shui Po District|Sham Shui Po]]
|{{nowrap|{{lang|zh-hk|深水埗區}}}}
|9.36
|431,090
| +13.2%
|47,067
|-
|13
|[[Wong Tai Sin District|Wong Tai Sin]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|黃大仙區}}
|9.30
|406,802
| -3.2%
|43,730
|-
|14
|[[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|油尖旺區}}
|6.99
|310,647
| +0.9%
|44,458
|-
! colspan="3" | [[Kowloon]] subtotal
|'''46.95'''
|'''2,232,339'''
|'''+5.9%'''
|'''47,557'''
|-
|15
|[[Central and Western District|{{nowrap|Central and Western}}]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|中西區}}
|12.55
|235,953
| -6.2%
|18,808
|-
|16
|[[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|東區}}
|18.13
|529,603
| -5.4%
|29,440
|-
|17
|[[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|南區}}
|39.40
|263,278
| -5.5%
|6,779
|-
|18
|[[Wan Chai District|Wan Chai]]
|{{lang|zh-hk|灣仔區}}
|10.64
|166,695
| -8.2%
|15,791
|-
! colspan="3" | [[Hong Kong Island]] subtotal
|'''80.72'''
|'''1,195,529'''
|'''-5.9%'''
|'''14,957'''
|-
! colspan="3" |Land total
|'''1,113.76'''
|'''7,411,945'''
|'''+4.8%'''
|'''6,801'''
|-
! colspan="3" |Marine
|1,641.21
|1,125
| -5.3%
| -
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
|'''2,754.97'''
|'''7,413,070'''
|'''+4.8%'''
|'''6,782'''
|}