Districts of Hong Kong
| Districts of Hong Kong | |
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| Category | Administrative division |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Number | 18 districts |
| Populations | 137,122 (Islands) – 607,544 (Sha Tin) |
| Areas | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) (Yau Tsim Mong District) – 220 km2 (84 sq mi) (North District) |
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| Subdivisions | |
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong is administratively divided into 18 districts. Each district has a district council.
District councils was formerly called district boards, for which the boards were established in 1982, when Hong Kong was under British rule. However, the districts have limited relevance to the population, as few public services operate according to district boundaries. The police, fire services, health services, education and hospital authorities, and postal service each define their own idiosyncratic geographic divisions.