Wan Chai

Wan Chai 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.
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  • Type: Suburb with 167,000 residents
  • Description: metropolitan area in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Wanchai”
  • Address: 香港 Hong Kong

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Peak and Hong Kong Space Museum.

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
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.

Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Hong Kong and Kowloon.

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.

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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.

Wan Chai

Latitude
22.279° or 22° 16′ 45″ north
Longitude
114.1725° or 114° 10′ 21″ east
Population
167,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
United Nations Location Code
HK WNI
Open location code
7PJP75HC+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 490729978
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1818379
Wiki­data ID
Q281527
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Wan Chai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وان تشاي”
  • Catalan: “Wan Chai”
  • Chinese: “湾仔”
  • Chinese: “灣仔”
  • Chinese: “灣仔北”
  • Dutch: “Wan Chai”
  • French: “Wan Chai”
  • German: “Wan Chai”
  • Hausa: “Wan Chai”
  • Indonesian: “Wan Chai”
  • Italian: “Wan Chai”
  • Japanese: “ワンチャイ”
  • Japanese: “湾仔”
  • Korean: “완자이”
  • Korean: “완짜이”
  • Korean: “완쯔”
  • Korean: “완차이”
  • Latin: “Wan Chai”
  • Literary Chinese: “灣仔”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wan Chai”
  • Russian: “Ваньчай”
  • Tamil: “வஞ்சாய்”
  • Turkish: “Van Çay, Hong Kong”
  • Vietnamese: “Loan Tử”
  • Wu Chinese: “湾仔”
  • Yue Chinese: “下環”
  • Yue Chinese: “湾仔”
  • Yue Chinese: “灣仔”

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