Back Sha Tin New Town German Ŝa Tin EO شهرستان جدید شا تین FA Sha Tin French 沙田ニュータウン Japanese 사틴 신시진 Korean 沙田新市鎮 Chinese 沙田新市鎮 ZH-YUE
Sha Tin New Town
沙田新市鎮 | |
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Satellite Town | |
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| Nickname: Sha Tin | |
  Sha Tin New Town | |
| 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, also 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 of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Shui Hang, and Ma On Shan. The Shing Mun River runs through the middle of the town.