Pok Fu Lam
Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. It is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellett, around Telegraph Bay.Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 77,100 residents
- Description: area on Hong Kong Island
- Also known as: “Pok Fu Lam Village”, “Pokfolum”, and “Pokfulam”
- Address: 薄扶林 Pok Fu Lam
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victoria Peak and Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.
Victoria Peak
Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as 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 Hong Kong.
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Museum
Hong Kong Park
Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Hong Kong and Aberdeen.
Central Hong Kong
Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Hong Kong Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.
Aberdeen
Suburb
Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdeen is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau, Tin Wan, Wah Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate, it is more often used to refer to the town only.
Wan Chai
Suburb
Photo: PierreSelim, CC BY 4.0.
Wan Chai is located in the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is bounded by Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west, and Bowen Road to the south. Wan Chai is situated 4 km northeast of Pok Fu Lam.
Pok Fu Lam
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Southern District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.2607° or 22° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
114.1375° or 114° 8′ 15″ eastPopulation
77,100Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
7PJP746Q+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 8068967622OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1819091Wikidata ID
Q837080
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Satellite Map
Discover Pok Fu Lam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Pok Fu Lam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “薄扶林”
- Chinese: “薄扶林村”
- Hebrew: “פוק פו לאם”
- Japanese: “薄扶林”
- Persian: “پک فو لام”
- Russian: “Покфулам”
- Ukrainian: “Пок Фу Лам”
- Yue Chinese: “Pok Fu Lam”
- Yue Chinese: “Pokefulum”
- Yue Chinese: “Pokfulam”
- Yue Chinese: “博胡林”
- Yue Chinese: “樸湖林”
- Yue Chinese: “泊鳧林”
- Yue Chinese: “百步林”
- Yue Chinese: “薄扶林”
- Yue Chinese: “薄鳧林”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pok Fu Lam and Shui Choi Tin Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 薄扶林村街坊褔利會胡社生堂 and Pok Fu Lam Village Sitting-out Area No. 2.
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