East Asia
Hong Kong
Sha Tin District

Fo Tan

Fo Tan is an area of , , . It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years.
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Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 22,100 residents
  • Description: area in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Huotan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tao Heung Museum of Food Culture and Fo Tan station.

Museum
Photo: Charlotte1125, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tao Heung Foods of Mankind Museum, formerly Foods of Mankind Museum, is the first 'foods of mankind' museum in Hong Kong. It is one of the few museums not run and funded by the government.

Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Fo Tan is a station on the East Rail line of the Mass Transit Railway system in . It is located in the Fo Tan area of , between Sha Tin and University stations on the East Rail line's main branch.

School
Photo: 建園春秋, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma Liu Village and Kau To Village.

Hamlet
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma Niu Village, sometimes spelled Ma Liu, is a village on , near Fo Tan, , .

Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on , near Fo Tan, , .

Village
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located in , Hong Kong.

Fo Tan

Latitude
22.39714° or 22° 23′ 50″ north
Longitude
114.19539° or 114° 11′ 43″ east
Population
22,100
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
United Nations Location Code
HK FOT
Open location code
7PJP95WW+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 366201329
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1819855
Wiki­data ID
Q8425382
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Fo Tan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “火炭”
  • Dutch: “Fo Tan”
  • Japanese: “火炭”
  • Russian: “Фо Тан”
  • Slovenian: “Fo Tan”
  • Vietnamese: “Hỏa Thán”
  • Yue Chinese: “火炭”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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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 “Fo Tan”. Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.