Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a residential community located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese.Photo: Mintchocicecream, CC0.
- Type: Town with 25,000 residents
- Description: residential development in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “DB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Discovery Bay International School and Discovery Bay Pier.
Discovery Bay International School
School
Discovery Bay International School is a coeducational international school located in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. DBIS opened in January 1983, when Hong Kong Resorts International recognised a need to create a new school to serve Discovery Bay's growing community.
Discovery Bay Pier
Pier
Photo: 圍棋高手, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Discovery Bay Ferry Pier is a two-storey ferry pier in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located near La Costa and Costa Court and opposite Discovery Bay Plaza and a bus terminus.
Discovery College
School
Photo: Mintchocicecream, Public domain.
Discovery College is a private independent school operated by the ESF in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. It offers both primary and secondary education on one campus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Ho Wan and Peng Chau.
Siu Ho Wan
Suburb
Photo: Mailer diablo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siu Ho Wan is a bay on the north shore of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The bay has been largely reclaimed for bus depots. The Airport Express, Tung Chung line of the MTR and the North Lantau Highway run across the reclamation of the bay.
Peng Chau
Photo: Leinad, Public domain.
Peng Chau is the smallest of the populated islands within the Outlying Islands of Hong Kong. The population of the island is only a few thousand, and so the lifestyle is considered sedate by Hong Kong standards.
Ta Pang Po
Locality
Ta Pang Po is a village located on the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Lantau Island, in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Ta Pang Po is situated 3 km north of Discovery Bay.
Discovery Bay
- Categories: housing development and locality
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.29938° or 22° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
114.01457° or 114° 0′ 53″ eastPopulation
25,000Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
7PJP72X7+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 728259493OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1819894Wikidata ID
Q2161278
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Discovery Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “愉景湾”
- Chinese: “愉景灣”
- Dutch: “Discovery Bay (Hongkong)”
- Dutch: “Discovery Bay”
- French: “Discovery Bay”
- Hakka Chinese: “Yî-kín-vân”
- Japanese: “ディスカバリー・ベイ”
- Korean: “디스커버리 베이”
- Korean: “위깅완”
- Urdu: “ڈسکوری بے”
- Vietnamese: “Du Cảnh Loan”
- Yue Chinese: “愉景灣”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tai Pak Beach and Lantau Boat Club.
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