The following is an incomplete list of urban settlements, towns, new towns (satellite towns) in Hong Kong.
While the Government of Hong Kong is unitary and Hong Kong law does not define cities and towns as subsidiary administrative units, the geographical limits of the City of Victoria, Kowloon and New Kowloon are defined in law. None of these three areas have administrative authorities separate from the Special Administrative Region. Administratively, Hong Kong is divided into districts, the boundaries of which are drawn according to mountains, coastlines and roads, and do not coincide with the natural extents of any urbanised areas.
Major urban settlements Settlement LocationVictoria City (Hong Kong Island North Shore) 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
New towns
CitiesDistrictYear started developing Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing 1950s Sha Tin Sha Tin 1970s Tuen Mun New Town Tuen Mun 1970s Tai Po Tai Po early 1980s Yuen Long Yuen Long early 1980s Fanling-Sheung Shui North mid-1980s Ma On Shan Sha Tin mid-1980s Tseung Kwan O New Town Sai Kung late 1980s Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long early 1990s North Lantau (Tung Chung and Tai Ho) Islands 1994
Towns
Towns Location Aberdeen Southern Cheung Chau Islands Discovery Bay Islands Jardine's Lookout Wan Chai Ha Tsuen Yuen Long Kam Tin Yuen Long Kwun Tong Kwun Tong Kwu Tung North Lau Fau Shan Tuen Mun Lei Yue Mun Kwun Tong Luen Wo Hui North Ma Wan Islands Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) Islands Ping Shan Yuen Long Peng Chau Islands Sai Kung Sai Kung San Tin Yuen Long Sha Tau Kok North Sham Tseng Tsuen Wan Shek O Southern Sok Kwu Wan Islands Stanley Southern Tai O Islands Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Yung Shue Wan Islands
Largest urban agglomerations Kowloon - 2,019,500 Northern Hong Kong Island - 992,900 Tsuen Wan New Town - 801,800 Sha Tin New Town - 630,000 Tuen Mun New Town - 470,900 Tseung Kwan O New Town - 344,500 Aberdeen - 275,100 Tai Po New Town - 274,000 Tin Shui Wai New Town - 268,800 Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town - 244,700 Yuen Long New Town - 141,900 North Lantau New Town - 71,900
See also Districts of Hong Kong List of largest cities List of places in Hong Kong List of streets and roads in Hong Kong List of villages in Hong Kong
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