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24-3  Land Usage (sq. km) Class 2002 2003 2004 2005 Residential Private Residential① 25 24 25 25 Public Residential② 17 17 17 17 Rural Settlements③ 26 26 35 36 Commercial Commercial/Business and Offices 3 3 3 3 Industrial Industrial 5 6 7 7 Industrial Estates 3 3 3 3 Warehouse and Storage④ 11 12 15 15 Institution Government, Institution and Community Facilities 21 21 23 23 Transportation Roads 36 37 38 38 Railways 1 2 2 3 Airport 13 13 13 13 Open Space⑤ 20 20 21 22 Vacant Land Vacant Development Land/Construction in Progress 33 31 29 26 Other Urban or Built-up Land Cemeteries and Crematoriums 5 6 7 7 Public Utilities 6 6 6 6 Other Uses 14 16 18 20 Agricultural Land Agricultural 54 58 56 55 Fish ponds/Gei wais 13 13 17 18 Woodland/ Shrubland/ Grassland Woodland 190 285 268 257 Shrubland 241 230 214 220 Grassland 308 226 249 251 Wetland Mangrove and Swamp⑥ 4 5 1 5 Barren Land Badland 16 11 5 5 Quarries 3 2 2 2 Rocky Shore 5 2 2 2 Water Area Reservoirs 24 24 24 24 Streams and Nullahs 4 4 3 5 Total⑥ 1103 1108 1 107 1108 Notes : Figures are as at December of the year.   ①Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)/Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) and temporary housing areas. ②Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas. ③Include temporary structures. ④Include open storage areas. ⑤Include parks, stadiums and playgrounds. ⑥From 2002 to 2005, some Mangrove and Swamp areas below the High Water Mark are excluded from the calculation of the land area.

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