Sha Tin Wai

Sha Tin Wai is an area in , , Hong Kong, named after Sha Tin Wai Village.
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  • Type: Suburb with 80,000 residents
  • Description: area in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Sha Tin”, “Shatian”, “Shatianwei”, and “沙田圍 Sha Tin Wai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Sha Tin Centre.

Museum
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The is a public of history, art and culture in , , located beside the . The museum opened on 16 December 2000 and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

Shopping center
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Sha Tin Airfield was a small military airfield in , , , which had a single concrete runway. The airfield was located along the and looked out to .

Peak
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, or less formally Hill, is a mountain in . It is located in , between of and of the , and is 495 metres high.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shatin and Wong Tai Sin.

Town
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Sha Tin, also spelt , is a neighbourhood along in the eastern , . Administratively, it is part of the .

Suburb
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is an area in , , Hong Kong. The area was named after the . The area was previously known as or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Estates. is situated 4 km south of Sha Tin Wai.

Suburb
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is an in , . It is part of . Compared with the council area of , the area is vaguely bounded in the south by Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road East, north with , east with Kai Tak Nullah and west with Kowloon Tsai. is situated 5 km south of Sha Tin Wai.

Sha Tin Wai

Latitude
22.3777° or 22° 22′ 40″ north
Longitude
114.1951° or 114° 11′ 42″ east
Population
80,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7PJP95HW+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7196472869
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1818916
Wiki­data ID
Q7459890
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Satellite Map

Discover Sha Tin Wai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Sha Tin Wai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沙田”
  • Chinese: “沙田围”
  • Chinese: “沙田圍”
  • Dutch: “Sha Tin Wai”
  • Russian: “Шатяньвэй”
  • Yue Chinese: “沙田圍”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sha Tin Wai and Sha Tin Wai New Village.

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