East Asia
Hong Kong
Southern District

Tai Tam

Tai Tam or Tytam is an area in on , . Tai Tam means a big pool in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between , and Tai Tam Tuk.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area of Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Datan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tai Tam Country Park and Hong Kong International School.

Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a country park in the Tai Tam area in the south end of . At 1,315 hectares, the park consists of one fifth of Hong Kong Island's land mass.

School
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a co-educational private international school in with campuses in Tai Tam and , serving students from Reception 1 to Grade 12.

Beach
Photo: Nhk9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a gazetted beach in , Hong Kong, located west of Red Hill and east of . The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tai Long Wan and Repulse Bay.

Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Big Wave Bay or is a bay in the of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of , south of and north of . This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung. is situated 2½ km east of Tai Tam.

Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of , located in the , Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. is situated 2½ km west of Tai Tam.

Suburb
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or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on on . It is east of and west of , adjacent to and Tai Tam. is situated 3 km south of Tai Tam.

Tai Tam

Latitude
22.23967° or 22° 14′ 23″ north
Longitude
114.2229° or 114° 13′ 22″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
United Nations Location Code
HK 8TT
Open location code
7PJP66QF+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7174065162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1818650
Wiki­data ID
Q7675836
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tai Tam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大潭”
  • Dutch: “Tai Tam”
  • Russian: “Тайтам”
  • Russian: “Тайтхам”
  • Yue Chinese: “大潭”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tai Tam Tuk Village and Tai Tam Tuk.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tai Tam”. Photo: Je.T., CC BY-SA 2.0.