Ta Kwu Ling
| Ta Kwu Ling | |||||||||||||
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 Tin Hau Temple in Ping Che, Ta Kwu Ling | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 打鼓嶺 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 打鼓岭 | ||||||||||||
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Ta Kwu Ling is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located northeast of Sheung Shui, close to the border with mainland China.
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.[1][needs update]
Its name 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 0 °C (32 °F) occur once every few years, while daily minimum temperatures of 5 °C (41 °F) or less are not uncommon during winter.
One of the three strategic landfills in use in Hong Kong is located in Ta Kwu Ling.[2]
Before 4 January 2016, parts of Ta Kwu Ling fell within the Frontier Closed Area and a Closed Area Permit was required.
Administration
For electoral purposes, Ta Kwu Ling is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the local elections.[3][4]
Villages
The following villages are part of the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee:[5]
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.[6]
Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School (打鼓嶺嶺英公立學校) 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.[7]
Transport
The area is far from its nearest major road, Sha Tau Kok Road, connecting Fanling to Sha Tau Kok. Branch roads connect to the major road via the Ping Che area in the south.
Climate
| Climate data for Ta Kwu Ling (1986–2016) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.9 (1.18) |
33.3 (1.31) |
54.4 (2.14) |
135.1 (5.32) |
244.3 (9.62) |
364.8 (14.36) |
308.8 (12.16) |
319.0 (12.56) |
223.5 (8.80) |
76.7 (3.02) |
37.8 (1.49) |
31.2 (1.23) |
1,858.8 (73.18) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 77 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory[8][9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Low-carbon lifestyle within reach, but will HK grasp the opportunity?, SCMP, 4 Dec 2010, Olga Wong
- ^ North East New Territories (NENT) Landfill
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Home Affairs Department. Existing Village/ Market Town Boundary Map. 2019 to 2022 Resident Representative Election
- ^ "POA School Net 81" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Yau, Elaine (21 June 2013). "Hong Kong's village schools make a comeback". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Monthly Means of Meteorological Elements for Ta Kwu Ling, 1986-2016". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daily Weather Summary and Radiation Level".
Coordinates: 22°32′21″N 114°09′42″E / 22.5392°N 114.1616°E
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