Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre, as of 2008.Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Region with 1,300,000 residents
- Description: second largest island in Hong Kong
- Neighbors: Kowloon and New Territories
Notable Places in the Area
Victoria Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island.
International Commerce Centre
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-story, 484 m supertall skyscraper constructed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co. International Commerce Centre is situated 5 km northwest of Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
22°16′39″N 114°9′42″E / 22.27750°N 114.16167°E Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong.
Localities in the Area
Eastern District
The Eastern district in Hong Kong Island is not as full of attractions as neighbouring Central, although Wan Chai is known for its nightlife and Causeway Bay for an unforgettable shopping experience.Central Hong Kong
Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Hong Kong Island.
Southern District
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Island
- Category: island
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.2638° or 22° 15' 50" northLongitude
114.1883° or 114° 11' 18" eastPopulation
1,300,000Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open Location Code
7PJP757Q+G8GeoNames ID
11791597Wikidata ID
Q19483Hong Kong Island Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- Arabic: Purô han Hong Kong
- Arabic: جزيرة هونغ كونغ
- Armenian: Հոնկոնգ (կղզի)
- Armenian: Հոնկոնգ
- Asturian: Islla de Ḥong Kong
- Basque: Hong Kong uhartea
- Belarusian: Востраў Ганконг
- Belarusian: Ганконг
- Bengali: হংকং দ্বীপ
- Breton: Enez Hong Kong
- Bulgarian: Хонконг
- Burmese: ဟောင်ကောင်ကျွန်း
- Catalan: Illa de Hong Kong
- Cebuano: Hong Kong Island
- Chinese: Hiong-káng-tó
- Chinese: 港島
- Chinese: 香港岛
- Chinese: 香港島
- Czech: Hong Kong Island
- Czech: Hongkong
- Danish: Hong Kong Island
- Dutch: Hongkong (eiland)
- Dutch: Hongkong-eiland
- Dutch: Hongkong
- Egyptian Arabic: جزيره هونج كونج
- English: HK Island
- Esperanto: Honkonga Insulo
- Esperanto: Honkonginsulo
- Estonian: Hongkongi saar
- Finnish: Hongkongin saari
- French: Île de Hong Kong
- French: île de Hong Kong
- Galician: Illa de Hong Kong
- Georgian: ჰონგ-კონგი
- German: Hong Kong Island
- Greek: Νησί του Χονγκ Κονγκ
- Hakka Chinese: Hiông-kóng-tó
- Hausa: Hiông-kóng-tó
- Hebrew: הונג קונג
- Hungarian: Hongkong-sziget
- Indonesian: Pulau Hong Kong
- Italian: Hong Kong
- Japanese: 香港島
- Korean: 홍콩섬
- Latin: Insula Hongcongensis
- Latvian: Honkonga
- Literary Chinese: 香港島
- Lithuanian: Honkongas
- Macedonian: Хонгконг
- Malay: Pulau Hong Kong
- Min Nan Chinese: Hiong-káng-tó
- Norwegian: Hongkongøya
- Norwegian Bokmål: Hongkongøya
- Persian: جزیره هنگ کنگ
- Polish: Hongkong
- Polish: Wyspa Hongkong
- Portuguese: Ilha de Hong Kong
- Russian: Гонконг
- Sicilian: Ìsula di Hong Kong
- Slovak: Hongkong
- Spanish: Isla de Hong Kong
- Swedish: Hongkongön
- Tagalog: Pulo ng Hong Kong
- Tamil: ஒங்கொங் தீவு
- Tamil: ஹொங்கொங் தீவு
- Thai: เกาะฮ่องกง
- Turkish: Hong Kong Adası
- Ukrainian: Острів Гонконг
- Urdu: جزیرہ ہانگ کانگ
- Vietnamese: Đảo Hồng Kông
- Waray (Philippines): Puro han Hong Kong
- Western Panjabi: جزیرہ ہانگ کانگ
- Wu Chinese: 香港岛
- Yue Chinese: 香港島
In the Area
Localities
- Happy ValleySuburb
- Jardines LookoutSuburb
- So Kon PoQuarter
- Leighton HillNeighbourhood
- Caroline HillNeighbourhood
- Tai HangSuburb
Landmarks
- Mount NicholsonPeak
- Wong Nai Chung GapSaddle
- Middle GapSaddle
- Hong KongIsland
- Jardines LookoutPeak
- Wong Nai Chung Reservoir ParkReservoir
Popular Destinations in Hong Kong
Escape to a Random Place
About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Hong Kong Island. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.