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Table 31
(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
Land Usage Distribution (as at end 2005)
Class
Residential
Private Residential
Approximate Area (km2)
%
Remarks
25
2.3
Public Residential
Rural Settlement
17
1.5
36
3.2
Residential land developed by private
developers (except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas).
Includes HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas. Includes village housing and temporary structures.
Commercial
Commercial/Business & Office
3
0.3
Industrial
Industrial Land
Industrial Estates
Warehouse and Storage
15
735
0.6
0.3
1.4
Includes open storage areas.
Institutional/Open Space
Government, Institutional & Community
23
2.1
Facilities
Open Space
22
Transportation
Roads
Railways
∞0 m m
2.0 Includes parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
3.4
38
3
0.3
Airport
13
1.2
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums
Utilities
Vacant Development Land/
26
766
0.6
0.5
2.3
Construction in Progress
Others
20
1.8
Agricultural Land
Agricultural Land
55
5.0
Fish Ponds/Gei Wais
18
1.6
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland
Woodland
257
23.2
Shrubland
220
19.9
Grassland
251
22.7
Mangrove and Swamp
5
0.4
Barren Land
Badland
Quarries
Rocky Shore
Water Bodies
Reservoirs
Streams and Nullahs
422
5
0.4
0.2
2
0.2
24
45
2.2
0.4
Total
1 108
100.0
Source:
Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
About 4 km2 of Mangrove and Swamp, which is below the High Water Mark, is included in this figure. This 4 km2 should not be counted in the total land area of the Territory.
According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 104 km2.