Poon Saan 半山 (Chinese) Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 10°25′21″S 105°40′56″E / 10.42250°S 105.68222°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6798 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ICT (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Christmas Island | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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Poon Saan | |||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 半山 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 半山 | ||||||||||
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Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. It is administrated as part of the island capital - Flying Fish Cove. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants.[1] In Cantonese, Poon Saan (半山, Jyutping: bun3 saan1) means "halfway up the hill".[2] The architecture of Poon Saan reflects the Chinese heritage of the majority of residents in being Singapore style units, rather than the Western style common in Flying Fish Cove.[1]
The Java sparrow has become established on the island with populations near Poon Saan.[3]