Central Hong Kong

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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  • Type: Suburb with 11,100 residents
  • Description: central business district in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Central”, “Central District”, and “Central, Hong Kong”
  • Historically known as: “City of Victoria”, “Victoria”, and “Victoria City”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hong Kong Park and Flagstaff House.

Park
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is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, . 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, Central – within the .

Museum
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The is a in Central, . It is located in Kom Tong Hall, at 7 Castle Road, Central. After preparatory work undertaken by the , which manages it as a branch museum, it opened to the public on 12 December 2006 to commemorate the 140th birthday of the influential Chinese statesman and revolutionary Sun Yat-sen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wan Chai and Mid-Levels.

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.

Suburb
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is an affluent residential area on in . It is located between and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.

Suburb
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is the eastern extension of the central business district on the of . It is located on the eastern end of the , bordered by to the east and to the north.

Central Hong Kong

Latitude
22.28183° or 22° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
114.15828° or 114° 9′ 30″ east
Population
11,100
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
7PJP75J5+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26412835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8223932
Wiki­data ID
Q14767
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Satellite Map

Discover Central Hong Kong from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Central Hong Kong” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سنترال”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральны”
  • Catalan: “Central”
  • Chinese: “中环”
  • Chinese: “中環”
  • Chinese: “香港中环”
  • Chinese: “香港中環”
  • Danish: “Central”
  • Dutch: “Central”
  • Esperanto: “Centralo (Honkongo)”
  • Esperanto: “Centralo”
  • Finnish: “Central”
  • French: “Central”
  • Galician: “Central”
  • Gan Chinese: “中環”
  • German: “Central District”
  • German: “Central”
  • German: “Choong Wan”
  • German: “Chung Wan”
  • German: “Victoria City”
  • Hebrew: “המחוז המרכזי של הונג קונג”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז העסקים הראשי בהונג קונג”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז העסקים הראשי של הונג קונג”
  • Hebrew: “סנטרל (הונג קונג)”
  • Hebrew: “סנטרל”
  • Indonesian: “Central, Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “ジョンワン”
  • Japanese: “セントラル”
  • Japanese: “中環”
  • Korean: “센트럴”
  • Korean: “중완”
  • Korean: “쭝완”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central”
  • Norwegian: “Central”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Central”
  • Portuguese: “Central”
  • Romanian: “Central (Hongkong)”
  • Romanian: “Central”
  • Russian: “Сентрал”
  • Russian: “Центральный”
  • Spanish: “Central”
  • Tamil: “மையம்”
  • Thai: “เซนทรัล (ฮ่องกง)”
  • Thai: “เซนทรัล”
  • Turkish: “Central, Hong Kong”
  • Turkish: “Merkez”
  • Urdu: “سینٹرل، ہانگ کانگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Hoàn, Hồng Kông”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Hoàn”
  • Yue Chinese: “中環”
  • “Central”

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