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Table 30

APPENDICES

(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)

Land Usage (as at 31 December 2002)

Class

Residential

Approximate Area (km2)

%

Remarks

Private Residential

25

2.2

Public Residential

Rural Settlement

125

17

26

25

1.5

2.3

Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas

Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas Include temporary structures

Commercial

Commercial/Business & Office

فيا

3

0.3

Industrial

Industrial Land

5

Industrial Estates

3

Warehouse and Storage

11

209

0.5

0.3

1.0

Include open storage areas

Institutional & Open Space

Government, Institutions & Communities Facilities 21

Open Space

220

1.9

20

1.8

Include parks, stadiums and playground

Transportation

Roads

36

3.2

Railways

1

0.1

Airport

13

1.2

Other Urban or Built-up Land

Cemetery and Crematorium

Utilities

Vacant Development Land/

33

563

0.5

0.5

3.0

Construction in Progress

Others

14

1.3

Agricultural Land

Agricultural Land

Fish Pond/Gei Wais

5333

54

4.9

13

1.2

Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland

Woodland

190

17.2

Shrubland

241

21.9

Grassland

308

27.9

Mangrove and Swamp

6

0.5

Barren Land

Badlands

Quarries

Rocky Shore

Water Bodies

Reservoirs

Streams and Nullahs

Total

Source: Planning Department.

488

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)

635

24

16

24

4

230 20

1.4

0.3

0.5

2.2

0.4

1 103 (1 101)

100.0

Abourt 2 km2 of Mangrove and Swamp, which is below the High Water Mark, is included in this figure but 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 1101km2.

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