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Central and Western District

The Central and Western District, located on northwestern part of , is one of the 18 administrative districts of . It had a population of 243,266 in 2016.
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  • Type: districts of Hong Kong with 252,000 residents
  • Description: district of Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “C&W” and “C&W District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Park.

Peak
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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 .

Park
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is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in , . 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.

Museum
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, built in 1846, is the oldest example of colonial architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, – within the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Hong Kong and Kowloon.

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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.

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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.

Suburb
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is located in the western part of on the northern shore of , . It is bounded by Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west, and Bowen Road to the south.

Central and Western District

Latitude
22.2822° or 22° 16′ 56″ north
Longitude
114.1449° or 114° 8′ 42″ east
Population
252,000
Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)
Open location code
7PJP74JV+VW
Geo­Names ID
7533598
Wiki­data ID
Q312485
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Central and Western District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المقاطعة الوسطى والغربية”
  • Basque: “Erdialde eta mendebaldeko barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральная і Заходняя акруга Ганконга”
  • Catalan: “districte Central i Occidental”
  • Cebuano: “Central and Western District”
  • Chinese: “Tiong-se-khu”
  • Chinese: “中西区”
  • Chinese: “中西區”
  • Chinese: “香港中西区”
  • Chinese: “香港中西區”
  • Dutch: “Central and Western District”
  • Esperanto: “Centrokcidenta Distrikto”
  • Estonian: “Kesk- ja Läänepiirkond”
  • French: “Central and Western”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური და დასავლეთი რაიონი”
  • German: “Central and Western District”
  • German: “Central and Western”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Chûng-sî-khî”
  • Hebrew: “אזור מרכז ומערב הונג קונג”
  • Hungarian: “Central and Western District”
  • Hungarian: “Központi és nyugati kerület”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Pusat dan Barat”
  • Italian: “Distretto Centrale e Occidentale di Hong Kong”
  • Italian: “Distretto Centrale e Occidentale”
  • Japanese: “中西区”
  • Korean: “중사이구”
  • Korean: “중서구”
  • Korean: “중시 구”
  • Korean: “중시구”
  • Literary Chinese: “中西區 (香港)”
  • Macedonian: “Централен и Западен Округ (Хонгконг)”
  • Macedonian: “Централен и Западен Округ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tiong-se-khu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sentral- og vestdistriktet”
  • Norwegian: “Sentral- og vestdistriktet”
  • Persian: “منطقه مرکزی و غربی”
  • Polish: “Central and Western”
  • Russian: “Сентрал-энд-Уэстерн”
  • Russian: “Центральный и Западный округ Гонконга”
  • Slovenian: “C&W”
  • Slovenian: “Central and Western”
  • Spanish: “Central y Oeste”
  • Swedish: “Centrala och västra Hongkong”
  • Tamil: “மையம் மற்றும் மேற்கு மாவட்டம்”
  • Tumbuka: “Pakati na Kumanjiliro gha dazi, Hong Kong”
  • Turkish: “Orta ve Batı”
  • Urdu: “وسطی اور مغربی ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Trung Tây”
  • Yue Chinese: “中西區”
  • Yue Chinese: “香港中西區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tai Ping Shan and Sai Ying Pun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and The University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kowloon, Hong Kong International Airport, Outlying Islands, and Central Hong Kong.

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