Ap Lei Chau viewed from Ap Lei Chau Bridge in 2016
Traditional Chinese
鴨脷洲
Simplified Chinese
鸭脷洲
Cantonese Yale
Aap-leih-jāu
Literal meaning
Duck-Tongue Island
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yālìzhōu
Wade–Giles
Ya-li-chou
Hakka
Romanization
Ap5 li4 Ziu1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Aap-leih-jāu
Jyutping
Aap3-lei6-zau1
Former Names
Ap Lei San
Traditional Chinese
鴨脷山
Simplified Chinese
鸭脷山
Literal meaning
Duck-Tongue Island Duck-Tongue Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yālìshān
Wade–Giles
Ya-li-shan
Hong Kong
Chinese
香港村
Literal meaning
Fragrant Harbour Village
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiānggǎngcūn
Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of 1.30 square kilometres (0.50 sq mi) after land reclamation.[2] Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei Chau is one of the most densely populated islands on earth, as well as the most densely populated island with a population of over 10,000.
In the 2000s on their website the Guinness World Records called it the world's most densely populated island.[3]
Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road on Ap Lei Chau.
^"District Profiles". 2021 Population Census.
^Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department: Hong Kong geographic data sheet
^"History and Society/People & Places/Crowded Island - Most densely populated island". www.guinnessworldrecords.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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