Ta Kwu Ling is an

area Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...

in the North District,

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

, Hong Kong, located northeast of

Sheung Shui Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District, Hong Kong, North District of Hong Kong. Fanli ...

, close to the border with

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and south to Liantang Subdistrict in Shenzhen. Before 4 January 2016, parts of Ta Kwu Ling fell within the

Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area ( zh, t=邊境禁區) is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extends inwards from the border with mainland China. It was established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984. Established to prevent ...

and a Closed Area Permit was required. Ta Kwu Ling is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in parallel with Fanling North and Kwu Tung North.

Administration

For electoral purposes, Ta Kwu Ling is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the

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. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the

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Villages

The following villages are part of the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee: * Chow Tin Tsuen * Chuk Yuen * Fung Wong Wu * Ha Shan Kai Wat * Heung Yuen Wai * Kan Tau Wai * Lei Uk *

Lo Wu Lo Wu () is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most ...

* Muk Wu * Nga Yiu * Nga Yiu Ha * Ping Che * Ping Yeung * San Uk Ling * Sheung Shan Kai Wat * Tai Po Tin * Tak Yuet Lau * Tong Fong * Tsung Yuen Ha * Wo Keng Shan

Features

One of the three strategic landfills in use in Hong Kong is located in Ta Kwu Ling.

Education

Ta Ku Ling is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 81. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the net. Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School () is in Ta Kwu Ling. In 2013 it had one class per year, but it was scheduled to have four primary 1 classes with a total of 128 students the following year. In 2013 the school was receiving an expansion including classrooms, a library, and a teachers' room due to an increase in students who are Hong Kong residents living in Shenzhen.

Transport

The area is far from its nearest major road,

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from the rest of Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Railway as the ...

, connecting

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok () is a closed town in North District, Hong Kong. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area and is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Its residents are mostly descendants of Hakka farmers and Hoklo fisher ...

. Branch roads connect to the major road via the Ping Che area in the south.

Climate

The name of Ta Kwu Ling is frequently heard in weather reports, since it often experiences the highest and lowest daily temperatures in Hong Kong, due to its inland location. Temperatures near occur once every few years, while daily minimum temperatures of or less are common during winter.

Administration

Villages

Features

Education

Transport

Climate

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