East Asia
Hong Kong
Southern District

Stanley

Stanley or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on on . It is east of and west of , adjacent to and .
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  • Type: Suburb with 20,700 residents
  • Description: area in south Hong Kong Island
  • Also known as: “Chek Chue”, “Chik Chu”, “Chiktsui”, “Port Stanley”, “Stanley Village”, and “Stanley, Hong Kong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stanley Military Cemetery and St. Stephen’s Beach.

Cemetery
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is a located near in Stanley, Hong Kong. Along with the larger Hong Kong Cemetery, it is one of two military cemeteries of the early colonial era, used for the burials of the members of the garrison and their families between 1841 and 1866.

Beach
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St. Stephen's Beach is a secluded beach in the of Hong Kong, five minutes from Stanley Main Beach, and close to St. Stephen's College Preparatory School.

Mosque
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The is a in Stanley, . It is the fourth mosque built in Hong Kong and it is located at the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chung Hom Kok and Repulse Bay.

Quarter
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is an area in the southern in Hong Kong. It is a popular site for barbecue and swimming with a beach and lifeguard services available from April to October.

Suburb
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or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of , located in the , Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. is situated 3½ km northwest of Stanley.

Suburb
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Big Wave Bay or is a bay in the of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of , south of and north of . This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung. is situated 4½ km northeast of Stanley.

Stanley

Latitude
22.21439° or 22° 12′ 52″ north
Longitude
114.21591° or 114° 12′ 57″ east
Population
20,700
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7PJP6678+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 252188298
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1819980
Wiki­data ID
Q770689
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Stanley” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “赤柱”
  • Dutch: “Stanley (Hongkong)”
  • Dutch: “Stanley”
  • French: “Stanley”
  • German: “Stanley”
  • Japanese: “赤柱”
  • Korean: “스탠리”
  • Korean: “첵취”
  • Portuguese: “Stanley”
  • Russian: “Стэнли (Гонконг)”
  • Russian: “Стэнли”
  • Yue Chinese: “赤柱”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stanley”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.