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Table 30
(Chapter 12: Infrastructure Development and Heritage Conservation)
Land Usage Distribution (as at end-2010)
Class
Residential
Approximate Area (km2)
%
Remarks
Private Residential
25
2.3
Public Residential
Rural Settlement
16
1.4
35
3.2
Residential land developed by private
developers (except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing area).
Includes HOS/PSPS and temporary housing area. Includes village housing and temporary structures.
Commercial
Commercial/Business & Office
4
0.4
Industrial
Industrial Land
Industrial Estates
Warehouse and Storage
16
731
0.6
0.3
1.4
Includes open storage areas.
Institutional/Open Space
Government, Institutional & Community
25
2.3
Facilities
Open Space
24
2.2
Includes parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
Transportation
Roads
Railways
Airport
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40
3.6
3
0.3
13
1.2
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums
8
0.7
Utilities
7
0.6
Vacant Development Land/
16
1.4
Construction in Progress
Others
21
1.9
Agriculture
Agricultural Land
51
4.6
Fish Ponds/Gei Wais
17
1.5
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland
Woodland
254
22.9
Shrubland
303
27.3
Grassland
178
16.1
Mangrove and Swamp
5
0.4
Barren Land
Badland
Quarries
Rocky Shore
Water Bodies
Reservoirs
Streams and Nullahs
Total
Source: Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
214
0.2 0.1
0.4
25
2.3
5
0.4
1 108
100.0
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.