Sham Shui Po District

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Sham Shui Po
深水埗區
Sham Shui Po District
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Day view of the Sham Shui Po District skyline
Sham Shui Po District
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Location of Sham Shui Po within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°19′51″N114°09′44″E / 22.33074°N 114.16220°E / 22.33074; 114.16220
Statutorily-defined area Kowloon (Stonecutters' Island), New Kowloon (mainland)
Country Hong Kong (special administrative region)
Sovereign state People's Republic of China
Constituencies 21
Government
  District Council chairman Chum Tak Shing [ needs update ] (ADPL)
  District Council Vice-chairwoman Janet Ng
   District Officer Damian Kwok-hung Lee
Area
  Total9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016 [1] )
  Total405,869
  Density43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population Sham Shui Po (60,161 – 2016 est) [2]
Location of district office and district council303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po
"2016 Population Census: Summary Results Table A201a Population by District Council District and Year" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  • District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
  • Basic Tables for District Council Districts: Hong Kong 2006 By-Census
  • "Living conditions in city's poorest district getting worse". South China Morning Post. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  • "The birth of Hong Kong's middle class: Mei Foo Sun Chuen, the first private housing estate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  • "City University of Hong Kong". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  • "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Sham Shui Po District" (PDF). Hong Kong: Electoral Affairs Commission. January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  • Sham Shui Po District
    Traditional Chinese 深水埗區
    Simplified Chinese 深水埗区
    Cantonese Yale Shāmshéuibóu kēui