Islands District

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Islands 離島區
District
Islands District
Hong Kong International Airport
Location of Islands within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°15′40″N 113°56′46″E / 22.26114°N 113.94608°E / 22.26114; 113.94608
Country	Hong Kong
Region	New Territories
Constituencies	10
Government
• District Officer	Yu Hong Kwan
• District Council Vice-Chairman	Wong Man Hon
Area
• Total	175.03 km2 (67.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	185,282 78.1% Chinese 5.9% White 5.3% Filipino [1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population	Tung Chung (86,403 – 2016 est)[2]
Website	Islands District Council

The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 185,282 in 2021.^[1]

Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong. Notable areas that are part of the Islands District include Chek Lap Kok, the reclaimed island on which Hong Kong International Airport is located, Tung Chung on northern Lantau near the airport, and Discovery Bay, a large private residential area on eastern Lantau.