Sha Tin New Town
沙田新市鎮 | |
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Satellite Town | |
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Nickname: Sha Tin | |
Coordinates: 22°22′49″N 114°11′23″E / 22.380238°N 114.189835°E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
District | Sha Tin District |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 640,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Sha Tin New Town | |||||||||||||
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![]() The town centre of Shatin New Town | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 沙田新市鎮 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 沙田新市镇 | ||||||||||||
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Sha Tin New Town, or known as Sha Tin-Ma On Shan New Town or Sha Tin Town is one of the satellite towns and new towns of Hong Kong. It is within the Sha Tin District, the New Territories. The New Town covers the neighbourhoods such as Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan. The Shing Mun River runs through the middle of the town.