So Kwun Wat
So Kwun Wat is a suburb in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. So Kwun Wat is situated nearby to the locality San Kiu Tsai, as well as near the suburb Siu Lam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ocean Camino and Golden Beach.
Golden Beach
Beach
Photo: Citobun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Golden Beach is located at 18+1⁄2 miles of Castle Peak Road in So Kwun Wat, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is contiguous with the adjacent Cafeteria New Beach and Cafeteria Old Beach to its northwest.
Pearl Island
Islet
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Pearl Island, formerly known as in Chinese, is a small island southeast of Tuen Mun in Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Lam and Castle Peak Bay.
Castle Peak Bay
Quarter
Photo: Exploringlife, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River 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.
Tuenmen
Town
Photo: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the west of New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. Tuenmen is situated 3 km northwest of So Kwun Wat.
So Kwun Wat
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.37519° or 22° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
114.00176° or 114° 0′ 6″ eastOpen location code
7PJP92G2+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 7030857415OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“So Kwun Wat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “掃管笏”
Localities in the Area
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