East Asia
Hong Kong
Tuen Mun District

So Kwun Tan

So Kwun Tan is a quarter in , . So Kwun Tan is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Also known as: “Saoguantan” and “Tai Lam Camp”
  • Address: 掃管笏 So Kwun Wat

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pearl Island and Golden Beach.

Islet
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, formerly known as in Chinese, is a small island southeast of in Hong Kong.

Beach
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is located at 18+1⁄2 miles of Castle Peak Road in , , . It is contiguous with the adjacent Cafeteria New Beach‌ and Cafeteria Old Beach to its northwest.

Residential area
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is a residential area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siu Lam and Castle Peak Bay.

Suburb
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is an area and a village in , .

Quarter
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is a bay outside . empties into the bay. In the past, many Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay. In 1513, explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement, Tamão.

Suburb
Photo: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of and in the , Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. is situated 3 km northwest of So Kwun Tan.

So Kwun Tan

Latitude
22.37001° or 22° 22′ 12″ north
Longitude
113.99468° or 113° 59′ 41″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
7PJM9XCV+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8262822928
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1818717
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In Other Languages

“So Kwun Tan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “扫管滩”
  • Chinese: “掃管灘”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kar Wo Lei and So Kwun Wat Hoi Ha.

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