窩美

從西貢公路望向窩美牌坊和村公所。
位處新西貢公路上的窩美公車站。

窩美（英語：Wo Mei）是一條位於香港西貢區白沙灣地區的客家[1]鄉村。

行政區劃

窩美是新界小型屋宇政策下其中一條認可鄉村。[2]

歷史

據1911年人口統計顯示，窩美有人口66人，當中男性佔30人。[3]

聖母無原罪小堂於1930年建成，[4]並於1957年1月20日由白英奇主教祝聖。[5]小堂屋頂因1962年颱風溫黛吹襲而受損。[6][7]

縱然地圖上未對窩美標記為一「圍」，但當地仍將窩美劃分為窩美上圍（Wo Mei Sheung Wai）和窩美下圍（Wo Mei Ha Wai）。上圍乃謝氏族人定居之地，而下圍則為一雜姓社區。[1]

參見

參考資料

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Ip, Hing-fong. An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy论文). University of Hong Kong: 75. 1995. 
  2. ^ List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2021-10-01） （英语）. 
  3. ^ Hase, Patrick. Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 1996, 36: 79. ISSN 1991-7295. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2022-10-13）. 
  4. ^ Chapel of The Immaculate Conception at catholic.org.hk
  5. ^ Picture of "Newly Consecrated Immaculate Conception Church", 25 January 1957
  6. ^ Sunday Examiner, "Interior view of roof damage caused by Typhoon Wanda at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Wo Mei Village, Saikung", 21 September 1962
  7. ^ Sunday Examiner, "Roof damage caused by Typhoon Wanda at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Wo Mei Village, Saikung", 21 September 1962

延伸閱讀

  • Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James. Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula. Strickland, John (编). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. 2010: 225–226. ISBN 9789888028382. 

外部連結

维基共享资源上的相关多媒体资源：窩美

22°21′02″N 114°15′07″E / 22.350521°N 114.251952°E / 22.350521; 114.251952

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