Sha Tin
in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
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Chek Lap Kok International Airport (18 mi) -
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (30 mi) -
Macau International Airport (41 mi) - Zhuhai Airport (58 mi)
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (90 mi)
- Xingning Airport (158 mi)
- Shantou Waisha Airport (179 mi)
- Meixian Airport (184 mi)
- Historic Centre of Macao (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Hong Kong Disneyland (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 22.383 and 114.183 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 22° 22' 59" and E 114° 10' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - HKD
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Chinese, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:44 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:53 am and 6:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.317 and -65.817 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerrillos - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Hong Kong.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Hong Kong. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Sha Tin
Sha Tin in Sha Tin with it's 21,559 inhabitants is located in Hong Kong a little north of Hong Kong, the country's capital.
Local time in Sha Tin is now 06:44 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Hong Kong with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Sha Tin, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Hong Kong is Chek Lap Kok International Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Historic Centre of Macao in China at a distance of 43 mi (or 70 km). We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Tai Po and Tsuen Wan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 16% |
| Air Humidity | 90% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
27°C (80 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sha Tin Hyatt Regency Hong Kong
Royal Plaza
Royal Park Hotel
Heritage Lodge
Courtyard Hong Kong Sha Tin
Hong Kong Silka Tsuen Wan
Hotel Ease Tsuen Wan
pentahotel Hong Kong Kowloon
Lodgewood by L’hotel Mongkok Hong Kong
Regal Oriental
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The Southbound freight Double head KCR ER20 8003 and GM EMD G16 56 I.B. Trevor at Sha Tin Station
The Southbound freight Double head KCR ER20 8003 and GM EMD G16 56 I.B. Trevor haul the freight train pass the Sha Tin Station to Hung Hom. Time: am Date: 21/04/2007 Canon G7 30 fps ...
Making Omusoba & Okonomiyaki
Taken at Yakimasse, a food court restaurant in New Town Plaza, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
The Ktt Through Train T825 (GuangZhou to Kowloon) with white Head
The Southbound white head Ktt Through Train T825 (the new Timetable from 1 July 2007) in the night time pass the Sha Tin Station. Time: 9:52 pm Date: 29/06/2008 Canon G7 30 fps 640x480...
炒雪糕
一球雪糕，兩種配料，即場"炒"起來.
Alone in HONG KONG :: Chapter 15 Heritage Museum
Alone in HONG KONG Chapter 15 Heritage Museum.
首個館長親身導賞的「萬象逍遙-歐豪年書畫展」First art tour guide by curator
「萬象逍遙-歐豪年書畫展」於香港文化博物館展出, 歐豪年教授橫跨半世紀、過百件作品。 ▷ Art Tour Guide: http://www.toucharts.com.hk/auhonien/ ▷ Touch...
沙田にて / at Sha tin
萬佛寺から沙田駅に向かう途中です/ From Man Fat Sze to the Sha tin station.
Passing Sha Tin station when the cable accient happened. 25-1-10.
A video of me in coming back on Route A41P bus passing Sha Tin Station where there was a power failure holding trains up.
Bamboo trail
Walking from Sha Tin to Shing Mun on the narrow bamboo-lined path.
一列港肇直通車,不停站經過沙田站
2007-7-2 攝於九廣東鐵沙田站3號月台。一列港肇直通車(肇慶至紅磡)，由東風11型柴電機車頭牽引，不停站經過沙田站。 A Zhaoqing--Hong Kong through train,...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Shing Mun River
Shing Mun River, or Shing Mun River Channel, is a river in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Sha Tin Town Hall
Sha Tin Town Hall is a town hall at the town centre of the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. It is located near the Sha Tin Park and the New Town Plaza. It is part of the podium complex which includes the Sha Tin Town Hall, Sha Tin Public Library and the Sha Tin Marriage Registry.
Tai Wai
Tai Wai /ˌtaɪ ˈwaɪ/ is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District. With an MTR station serving two lines, 5 bus termini and several tunnels and roads connecting it to other parts of the New Territories, Kowloon and Tsuen Wan, Tai Wai is an important transportation node in Hong Kong.
Sha Tin Government Secondary School
Sha Tin Government Secondary School (沙田官立中學) is located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It was founded in September 1972 and has now become a full-fledged co-educational grammar school. There are 29 classes with an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in the year 2010-2011. The current principal is Mr. Chow Kam Cheung (周金祥) and the assistant principals are Ms. Lam Fung King (林鳳琼) and Mr. To King Man (杜景文).
New Town Plaza
New Town Plaza is a shopping mall in the town centre of Sha Tin in Hong Kong. Developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, it was the biggest shopping mall in the New Territories of Hong Kong when it was completed in the early 1980s. Covering 200,000 square metres, the plaza comprises Phase 1 (the main mall), Phase 3, which are connected to each other, and Grand Central Plaza, which is less than one kilometre from Phase 1.
Sha Tin New Town
Sha Tin New Town is one of the new towns in Hong Kong. It is within the Sha Tin District, which covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan, among other areas, and is near the Shing Mun River. Development started in the 1970s, and currently covers an area of 35.87 square kilometres with total developed area about 20 km². Presently it has a population over 630,000 with a planned capacity when fully developed of 735,000.
Sha Tin Park
Sha Tin Park, formerly known as Sha Tin Central Park, is a park in 2 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is situated along the Shing Mun River in the new town of Sha Tin, next to the New Town Plaza and the Sha Tin Town Hall. The park occupies 8.05 hectares of land, and is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The opening hours are from 6:30 am to 11:00 pm.
Sha Tin Public Library
The Sha Tin Public Library is a public library located at 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The library was opened on 16 February 1987. At that time, it was called the Sha Tin Central Library before its current name was adopted in 2000. \t\t \t\t\tHK ShtainPublicLibrary Logo. jpg \t\t\t Sha Tin Public Library \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tHK Shatin Library Children Library. jpg \t\t\t Children Library \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tHK ShtainPublicLibrary BookDropBoxes.
Sha Tin Airfield
Sha Tin Airfield was a small military airfield in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, which had a single concrete runway. The airfield was located along the Shing Mun River and looked out to Tide Cove. The airfield served as a Flight (military unit) based for most of the location's existence. The airfield was demolished in the early 1970s as the RAF consolidated their operations at RAF Shek Kong and later re-developed as part of the New Town project for Shatin.
Tao Fong Shan
Tao Fong Shan is a hill less than 500 m tall located in Sha Tin in Hong Kong's New Territories. An alternative romanization of the name is "To Fung Shan", the government styling and also the version used in the single road leading to Tao Fong Shan: To Fung Shan Road.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (Man Fat Tsz) is a Buddhist temple in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is located at 220 Pai Tau Village, Sha Tin. It is not an actual monastery as there are no resident monks and is managed by laypersons. It was built by Yuet Kai, a devout Buddhist layman who dedicated the last years of his life to constructing an elaborate temple containing nearly 13,000 statues of Buddha.
Wai Wah Centre
Wai Wah Centre is a private housing estate and a shopping arcade in Sha Tin Town Centre, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Sha Tin Station and New Town Plaza. It comprises 4 high-rise buildings and a shopping arcade built between 1986, developed by Cheung Kong Holdings.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sha Tin.
白田: Shatin & Ma On Shan, 白田 (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sha Tin New Town, Sha Tin, Shatin
