Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, formerly known as the Pokefulum Reservoir, is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in , . It is near The Peak.It is actually two reservoirs with capacity of 260,000 m3.
Wikipedia
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Bofulin Shuitang”, “Pok fo lum Reservoir”, and “薄扶林水塘 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and The Bethanie.

Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill on the western half of . It is also known as the Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of 552 metres, it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the 29th tallest in the territory of .

Church
Photo: 文子言木, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Béthanie is a historic building complex located in , in , built in 1875 as a sanatorium by the Paris Foreign Missions Society.

Hospital
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a public district general hospital in . It is the largest hospital on at 1,711 beds, and is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the dental and of the University of Hong Kong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pok Fu Lam and Telegraph Bay.

Village
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Pokfulam is a residential area on , at the western end of the . It is a valley between and , around .

Quarter
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or Kong Sin Wan, formerly known as Tai Hau Wan, is a bay in the west shore near , between and on the , Hong Kong. It is where the is located.

Quarter
Photo: Keka410, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Kai Lung Wan is a bay on southwestern in Hong Kong, to the southeast of . The pronunciation of Wan in Kai Lung Wan in the Cantonese language is like the one in 環.

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

Latitude
22.26522° or 22° 15′ 55″ north
Longitude
114.1381° or 114° 8′ 17″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
7PJP748Q+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4339370
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
1819090
Wiki­data ID
Q7208557
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Satellite Map

Discover Pok Fu Lam Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Pok Fu Lam Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pok Fu Lam Reservoir”
  • Chinese: “薄扶林水塘”
  • Chinese: “薄扶林水塘集水區”
  • Swedish: “Pok Fu Lam Reservoir”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ chứa Bạc Phù Lâm”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ chứa nước Bạc Phù Lâm”
  • Yue Chinese: “Pok Fu Lam Reservior”
  • Yue Chinese: “Pokfulam Reservoir”
  • Yue Chinese: “百步林水塘”
  • Yue Chinese: “薄扶林水塘”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pok Fu Lam and Ngau Lan Wo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Masonary Bridge, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir and Pokfulam Public Riding School.

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