Lantau Island

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Lantau Island

Lantau Island is highlighted in red.
Geography
Location	Southwest Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′14″N 113°57′10″E / 22.27056°N 113.95278°E / 22.27056; 113.95278
Area	147.16 km2 (56.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	934 m (3064 ft)
Highest point	Lantau Peak
Administration
Hong Kong
Districts	Islands District and Tsuen Wan District
Demographics
Population	105,000 (2011)

Lantau Island
Overall view of Lantau Island, seen from the southeast
Traditional Chinese	大嶼山
Simplified Chinese	大屿山
Literal meaning	"big island mountain"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dà yǔ shān Hakka Romanization Tai4 yi2 san1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Daaih yùh sāan Jyutping Daai6 jyu4 saan1

Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District.

Originally an island with fishing villages, it has been developed since the late 20th century with the construction of Tung Chung New Town on its north-western coast and the completion of several major infrastructure projects, including Lantau Link (1997), Hong Kong International Airport (1998), Hong Kong Disneyland (2005), and Ngong Ping 360 (2006).