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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a locality in and has about 7,400,000 residents.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Museum of History.

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 .

Museum
The is a public that preserves 's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the , in Tsim Sha Tsui East, , Hong Kong.

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 Eastern District.

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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.

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.

Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Hong Kong

Latitude
22.2783° or 22° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
114.1747° or 114° 10′ 29″ east
Population
7,400,000
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Abbreviation
“HK”
IATA airport code
HKG
United Nations Location Codes
HK HKG and HK VIC
Open location code
7PJP75HF+8V
Geo­Names ID
1819729
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Yue Chinese—“Hong Kong” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Гонконг”
  • Amharic: “ሆንግ ኮንግ”
  • Arabic: “هونغ كونغ”
  • Armenian: “Հոնկոնգ”
  • Assamese: “হংকং”
  • Belarusian: “Ганконг”
  • Bengali: “হংকং”
  • Bishnupriya: “হংকং”
  • Bulgarian: “Хонконг”
  • Burmese: “ဟောင်ကောင်”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھۆنگ کۆنگ”
  • Chinese: “香港”
  • Croatian: “Hong Kong”
  • Danish: “Hongkong”
  • Danish: “Victoria”
  • Dhivehi: “ހޮންކޮންގު”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هونج كونج”
  • Esperanto: “Honkongo”
  • Finnish: “Hong Kong”
  • French: “Hong Kong”
  • Gan Chinese: “香港”
  • Georgian: “ჰონგ-კონგი”
  • German: “Hongkong”
  • Greek: “Hong Kong”
  • Greek: “Χονγκ Κονγκ”
  • Gujarati: “હોંગકોંગ”
  • Hebrew: “הונג קונג”
  • Hindi: “हॉन्ग कॉन्ग”
  • Hungarian: “Hongkong”
  • Italian: “Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “香港”
  • Kannada: “ಹಾಂಗ್ ಕಾಂಗ್”
  • Khmer: “ហុងកុង”
  • Korean: “홍콩”
  • Macedonian: “Хонгконг”
  • Malay: “Hong Kong”
  • Malayalam: “ഹോങ്കോങ്”
  • Marathi: “हाँग काँग”
  • Mazanderani: “هونگ کونگ”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Hiŏng-gē̤ng”
  • Mingrelian: “ჰონგ-კონგი”
  • Mongolian: “Хонконг”
  • Nepali: “हङकङ”
  • Newari: “हङकङ”
  • Northern Luri: “ھونگ کونگ”
  • Norwegian: “Hongkong”
  • Oriya: “ହଂକଂ”
  • Panjabi: “ਹਾਂਗਕਾਂਗ”
  • Persian: “هنگ کنگ”
  • Portuguese: “Hong Kong”
  • Portuguese: “Victoria”
  • Pushto: “هانگ کانگ”
  • Romanian: “Hong Kong”
  • Russian: “Гонконг”
  • Sanskrit: “हांग् कांग् नगरम्”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hong Kong”
  • Sinhala: “හොංකොං”
  • Slovak: “Hongkong”
  • Slovenian: “Hong Kong”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هونگ کونگ”
  • Spanish: “Hong Kong”
  • Swedish: “Hong Kong”
  • Tagalog: “Hong Kong”
  • Tamil: “ஆங்காங்”
  • Tatar: “Һоң Коң”
  • Telugu: “హాంగ్‌కాంగ్”
  • Thai: “ฮ่องกง”
  • Tibetan: “ཧོང་ཀོང་།”
  • Turkish: “Hong Kong”
  • Uighur: “شياڭگاڭ”
  • Ukrainian: “Гонконг”
  • Urdu: “ہانگ کانگ”
  • Uzbek: “Gon Kong”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồng Kông”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہانگ کانگ”
  • Wu Chinese: “香港”
  • Yiddish: “האנג קאנג”
  • Yue Chinese: “Heung Gong”
  • Yue Chinese: “香港”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wan Chai and Morrison Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Novotel Century Hong Kong and Wan Chai station.

Hong Kong: Must-Visit Destinations

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