North District

North District is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of the . The new town of Fanling–Sheung Shui is within this district.
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  • Type: districts of Hong Kong with 281,000 residents
  • Description: district in New Territories, Hong Kong
  • Also known as: North District, Hong Kong

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fung Ying Sin Koon and Landmark North.

Fung Ying Seen Koon was founded in 1929 as an affiliate of the Quanzhen Longmen Lineage of Taoism. FYSK is a superb example of Taoist design and craftsmanship.

Shopping center
is an office tower-and-shopping centre complex in , Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and is located in the commercial centre of Sheung Shui.

Public building
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY 4.0.
The Former Fanling Magistracy is located at No. 302 Jockey Club Road in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fanling and Tai Po.

Town
is a town in the of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Town is the main settlement of the area.

Suburb
is an area in the of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Old Market or Kau Hui on the north of and the Hui on Fu Shin Street on the south of the , near the old Market railway station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. is situated 6 km southeast of North District.

Town
is an area in the , . Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of . Town is to its southeast.

North District

Latitude
22.4947° or 22° 29′ 41″ north
Longitude
114.1381° or 114° 8′ 17″ east
Population
281,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7PJPF4VQ+V6
Geo­Names ID
7533617
Wiki­data ID
Q868032
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“North District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المقاطعة الشمالية، هونغ كونغ
  • Arabic: المقاطعة الشمالية
  • Basque: Iparraldeko barrutia
  • Basque: North barrutia
  • Cebuano: North (distrito)
  • Cebuano: North
  • Chinese: Pak-khu
  • Chinese: 上粉沙打
  • Chinese: 北区
  • Chinese: 北區
  • Chinese: 新界北
  • Chinese: 雙魚市
  • Chinese: 香港北区
  • Chinese: 香港北區
  • Dutch: North District (Hongkong)
  • Dutch: North District
  • Esperanto: Norda Distrikto
  • French: North District
  • German: North District
  • Hakka Chinese: Pet-khî
  • Hebrew: צפון הונג קונג
  • Hebrew: צפון
  • Hungarian: Északi kerület
  • Indonesian: Distrik Utara
  • Italian: Distretto Nord
  • Japanese: 北区 (香港)
  • Japanese: 北区
  • Korean: 박구
  • Korean: 베이 구
  • Korean: 베이구
  • Macedonian: Северен Округ (Хонгконг)
  • Macedonian: Северен Округ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Pak-khu
  • Moroccan Arabic: لمقاطعة الشمالية، هونڭ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Norddistriktet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: North District, Hong Kong
  • Norwegian: Norddistriktet
  • Persian: منطقه شمال، هنگ کنگ
  • Polish: North
  • Portuguese: Distrito do Norte
  • Russian: Северный округ Гонконга
  • Russian: Северный округ
  • Russian: Северный
  • Spanish: Ciudad Piscis
  • Spanish: Distrito Norte
  • Spanish: North District
  • Swedish: Norra Hong Kong
  • Swedish: Norra Hongkong
  • Tamil: ஹொங்கொங் வட மாவட்டம்
  • Turkish: Kuzey Semti
  • Urdu: شمالی ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Quận Bắc
  • Yue Chinese: 北區

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Highlights include Fan Leng Station and Fanling station.

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