Table 31
(Chapter 12: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
Land Usage Distribution (as at end 2006)
Class
Residential
Approximate Area (km2)
%
Remarks
Appendices ❘ 481
Private Residential
25
2.3
Public Residential
Rural Settlement
16
1.4
34
3.1
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
7
0.6
Industrial Estates
3
0.3
Warehouse and Storage
14
1.3
Includes open storage areas.
Institutional/Open Space
Government, Institutional & Community
Facilities
Open Space
Transportation
22 22
24
2.2
2.0
Includes parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
Roads
39
Railways
Airport
13
www
3.5
3
0.3
1.2
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums
7
0.6
Utilities
7
0.6
Vacant Development Land/
20
1.8
Construction in Progress
Others
21
1.9
Agricultural Land
Agricultural Land
Fish Ponds/Gei Wais
52
51
4.6
17
1.5
Woodland/Shrubland/Grassland/Wetland
Woodland
245
22.1
Shrubland
228
20.6
Grassland
266
24.0
Mangrove and Swamp
5
0.4
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.
Barren Land
Badland
Quarries
Rocky Shore
Water Bodies
Reservoirs
Streams and Nullahs
522
0.4
2
0.2
2
0.2
24
45
2.2
0.4
Total
1 108
100.0
Source: Planning Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2231 5000)
According to Lands Department, the total land area of the Territory, i.e. land above the High Water Mark, is 1 104 km2.
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