Southern District, Hong Kong

This article is about the council district on the southern half of Hong Kong Island. For the former Southern District of the New Territories (南約), see Sai Kung District and Islands District.

The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the largest part of the island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016.^[3]

Southern 南區
District
Southern District
Day view of Aberdeen in the Southern District
Location of Southern District within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°14′50″N 114°09′32″E
Statutory-defined area	Hong Kong
Region	Hong Kong (special administrative region)
Country	China
Constituencies	17[needs update]
Government
• District Council Chairman	vacant
• District Council Vice-Chairman	Paul Zimmerman[needs update]
• District Officer	Cheng Kong-Chung
Area
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Population  (2016[1][needs update])
• Total	274,994
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population	Ap Lei Chau (86,752 – 2016 est)[2]
Location of district office and district council	3 Aberdeen Praya Road, Staunton Creek‌ [yue; ceb]
Website	Southern District Council

Southern District
Traditional Chinese	南區
Simplified Chinese	南区
Cantonese Yale	Nàahm kēui
Literal meaning	Southern District
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánqū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Nàahm kēui Jyutping Naam4 keoi1 IPA [nam˩ kʰɵɥ˥]

Geography

Repulse Bay

Pok Fu Lam Village

Stanley

The Southern District faces the South China Sea at the south, and is backed by hills and reservoirs, designated as country parks, at the north.^[4] The eastern half of the district is semi-rural, with some of Hong Kong's most popular beaches. The western half of the district is partly residential and partly industrial.

Residential areas

The residents of Southern District vary from the Chinese majority, resident minorities, to the community of expatriates. The eastern half containing areas such as Stanley and Repulse Bay is especially popular among expatriates and affluent locals because of the combination of its close proximity to Central and the wholesome environment. The western half of Southern district is more urbanized, with areas such as Aberdeen containing more housing developments than the eastern half.

Large private housing estates in the district include: Baguio Villa, Chi Fu Fa Yuen [yue], Aberdeen Centre [yue], South Horizons, Bel-Air (Cyberport), Redhill Peninsula and Hong Kong Parkview.

Areas and attractions

The district includes the following areas:

• Aberdeen
• Ap Lei Chau, an island connected to Aberdeen by three bridges (two for road and the other for rail)
• Cape D'Aguilar, where Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve is located
• Deep Water Bay
• Pok Fu Lam
• Repulse Bay
• Shek O
• Shouson Hill
• Stanley
• Tai Tam
• Wah Fu
• Wong Chuk Hang

Islands of the district:

• Aberdeen Island or Ap Lei Chau
• Ap Lei Pai
• Kau Pei Chau (狗脾洲)
• Lo Chau (羅洲)
• Lung Shan Pai (龍山排)
• Magazine Island (火藥洲)
• Middle Island (熨波洲, Tong Po Chau)
• Ng Fan Chau (五分洲)
• Round Island (銀洲)
• Tai Tau Chau (大頭洲)
• Tau Chau (頭洲)

Tourist attractions within the district include Aberdeen's floating restaurants and fishing harbour; the Ocean Park; the swimming beach of Repulse Bay; The Home of Teresa Teng; the souvenir market and, formerly, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum at Stanley.

Education

• List of schools in Southern District, Hong Kong

Transport

The Southern District is served by Pok Fu Lam Road, Aberdeen Tunnel, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and Tai Tam Road. It became the last district of Hong Kong to be served by the MTR, when the South Island line commenced operations in 2016, linking Ap Lei Chau and Wong Chuk Hang with Admiralty. The proposed MTR South Island line (West) will serve the western half of the area. There are currently no proposed routes to Stanley or Repulse Bay due to the large number of buses that serve those destinations.

See also

• List of places in Hong Kong