Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, Kwun Yam Shan and Ma Liu Shui.

Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The new town was founded in 1973 under the New Towns Development Programme of the Hong Kong government.

The Sha Tin District Council is the district council for the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils.

Today, it is Hong Kong’s most populous district, home to 641,000 people, but it still retains the flavour of the countryside, with historic walled villages, lush hills and a string of green spaces along the Shing Mun River.

Sha Tin is the most populous administrative district in Hong Kong and a well developed new town. It comprises high-rise buildings of private and public housing co-exist with 48 villages that are full of rural charms.

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Sha Tin is a versatile district where you can find not only a good mix of public and private housing, but also the harmonious coexistence of new towns and villages, past and future, city hustles and tranquil country parks.

The above are the most updated reports so far released by the Census and Statistics Department. Owing to rounding, there may be a slight discrepancy between the sum of individual items and the total as shown in the table.

The Sha Tin District covers approximately 69.4 km 2 (26.8 sq. mi), including Sha Tin New Town and several country parks. Built mostly on reclaimed land in Sha Tin Hoi, the well-developed Sha Tin New Town comprises mainly residential areas along the banks of …

As one of the first generation new towns in Hong Kong, Sha Tin District is a well-planned and harmonious community with a wide variety of cultural and recreational facilities. Located to the north of Kowloon and the south of Tai Po, Sha Tin District has an area of 69.27 sq km and a population of about 692 800.