Victoria
The City of Victoria, often called Victoria City or simply Victoria, is an area in Hong Kong de jure and was the de facto capital of Hong Kong during its time as a British dependent territory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 957,000 residents
- Description: historical city in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “City of Victoria”, “Queenstown”, “Victoria City”, and “Victoria, Hong Kong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Space Museum.
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.
Hong Kong Space Museum
Museum
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The Hong Kong Space Museum is a public astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Opened on 8 October 1980, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Hong Kong Museum of History
Museum
The Hong Kong Museum of History is a public museum that preserves Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum, in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kowloon and Central Hong Kong.
Kowloon
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Kowloon is an urban peninsula on the mainland part of Hong Kong, directly across from the Hong Kong Island central business district. With over 2 million people living in an area of less than 47 km², Kowloon is one of the most densely populated places on the planet, and has a matching array of places to shop, eat and sleep.
Central Hong Kong
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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.
Southern District
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The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the largest part of the island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016.
Victoria
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Central and Western District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Victoria from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Victoria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدينة فكتوريا”
- Asturian: “Victoria”
- Catalan: “City of Victoria”
- Catalan: “Queenstown”
- Catalan: “Victoria City”
- Catalan: “Victoria”
- Chinese: “域多利城”
- Chinese: “維多利亞城”
- Chinese: “维多利亚城”
- Czech: “Victoria”
- Dutch: “Victoria City”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة فكتوريا”
- Finnish: “Victoria”
- French: “Victoria”
- German: “Victoria City”
- Ido: “Victoria”
- Irish: “Victoria”
- Italian: “Victoria City”
- Japanese: “ヴィクトリア市”
- Korean: “빅토리아시티”
- Lithuanian: “Siangangdao”
- Lithuanian: “Viktorija”
- Malayalam: “വിക്ടോറിയ”
- Moroccan Arabic: “ڤيكطوريا”
- Moroccan Arabic: “كوينزتاون”
- Moroccan Arabic: “مدينة ڤيكطوريا”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Queenstown”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Victoria City”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Victoria”
- Occitan (post 1500): “City of Victoria”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Uictoria, Hongcong”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Uictoria”
- Persian: “ویکتوریا سیتی”
- Polish: “Victoria”
- Portuguese: “Cidade de Victoria”
- Russian: “Виктория”
- Scots: “Victoria, Hong Kong”
- Slovenian: “City of Victoria”
- Slovenian: “Queenstown”
- Slovenian: “Victoria City”
- Slovenian: “Victoria”
- Spanish: “Victoria”
- Swedish: “Victoria”
- Tamil: “விக்டோரியா நகரம்”
- Turkish: “Victoria”
- Urdu: “وکٹوریہ، ہانگ کانگ”
- Vietnamese: “Victoria, Hồng Kông”
- Vietnamese: “Victoria”
- Yue Chinese: “域多利城”
- Yue Chinese: “維多利亞城”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sai Ying Pun and Queen’s Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Island Pacific Hotel and Hotel ibis Hong Kong Central & Sheung Wan.
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