Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of . The island, known originally and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, has a land area of approximately 78.59 square kilometres and a population of 1,289,500 with a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre, as of 2023.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Stadium.

Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill on the western half of . 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 .

Stadium
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is the main sports venue of . Redeveloped from the original Government Stadium, it reopened as in March 1994.

Museum
Photo: Simon Shek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a public astronomy and space science museum located in , . Opened on 8 October 1980, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kowloon and Central Hong Kong.

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is an urban peninsula on the mainland part of , directly across from the Hong Kong Island . With over 2 million people living in an area of less than 47 km², is one of the most densely populated places on the planet, and has a matching array of places to shop, eat and sleep.

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Central and Western is a district of Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.

Photo: David Yan, CC BY 2.0.
The in Island is not as full of attractions as neighbouring , although Wan Chai is known for its nightlife and Causeway Bay for an unforgettable shopping experience.

Hong Kong

Latitude
22.2669° or 22° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
114.1789° or 114° 10′ 44″ east
Population
1,200,000
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
7PJP758H+PG
Geo­Names ID
1819727
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Hong Kong” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Hong Kong”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة هونغ كونغ”
  • Aragonese: “Hong Kong”
  • Basque: “Hong Kong uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Ганконг”
  • Bosnian: “Hong Kong”
  • Bulgarian: “Хонг Конг”
  • Bulgarian: “Хонконг”
  • Catalan: “Hong Kong”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Hong Kong”
  • Chinese: “香港島”
  • Croatian: “Hong Kong”
  • Czech: “Hongkong”
  • Danish: “Hongkong”
  • Dutch: “Hongkong”
  • Esperanto: “Honkonga Insulo”
  • Estonian: “Hongkongi saar”
  • Finnish: “Hongkongin saari”
  • French: “Hong Kong”
  • French: “Île de Hong Kong”
  • Galician: “Illa de Hong Kong”
  • Georgian: “ჰონგ-კონგი”
  • German: “Hongkong”
  • Greek: “Χονγκ Κονγκ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Hiông-kóng-tó”
  • Hebrew: “הונג קונג”
  • Hindi: “होन्ग कोन्ग”
  • Hungarian: “Hongkong-sziget”
  • Icelandic: “Hong Kong”
  • Ido: “Hong Kong”
  • Iloko: “Hong Kong”
  • Indonesian: “Hong Kong”
  • Interlingua: “Hong Kong”
  • Irish: “Hong Kong”
  • Italian: “Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “香港島”
  • Javanese: “Hong Kong”
  • Korean: “홍콩 섬”
  • Latin: “Hongcongum”
  • Latvian: “Honkonga”
  • Limburgan: “Hong Kong”
  • Literary Chinese: “香港島”
  • Lithuanian: “Honkongas”
  • Low German: “Hongkong”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hong Kong”
  • Macedonian: “Хонг Конг”
  • Malay: “Pulau Hong Kong”
  • Maori: “Hongipua”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hiong-káng-tó”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hongkong”
  • Norwegian: “Hongkongøya”
  • Persian: “جزیره هنگ کنگ”
  • Polish: “Hongkong”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Hong Kong”
  • Romanian: “Hong Kong”
  • Russian: “Гонконг”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Hong Kong”
  • Serbian: “Хонг Конг”
  • Serbian: “Хонгконг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hong Kong”
  • Sicilian: “Ìsula di Hong Kong”
  • Slovak: “Hong Kong”
  • Slovak: “Hongkong”
  • Slovenian: “Hong Kong”
  • Spanish: “Hong Kong”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Hong Kong”
  • Swahili: “Hong Kong”
  • Swedish: “Hongkongön”
  • Tagalog: “Hong Kong”
  • Tamil: “ஒங்கொங் தீவு”
  • Thai: “เกาะฮ่องกง”
  • Turkish: “Hong Kong Adası”
  • Uighur: “شياڭگاڭ”
  • Ukrainian: “Гонконг”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів Гонконг”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ ہانگ کانگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Hồng Kông”
  • Welsh: “Hong Kong”
  • Yue Chinese: “香港島”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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