City Details: Hong Kong Island
A few alternate names for Hong Kong Island are: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Xianggangdao, xiang gang dao, 香港岛, 香港島
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre (42,400/sq mi), as of 2023. It is the second largest island in Hong Kong, with the largest being Lantau Island. Hong Kong Island forms one of the three areas of Hong Kong, with the other two being Kowloon and the New Territories.
General Information
- Official Name: Hong Kong
- Common Name: Hong Kong
- Population: 1195529
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates: 22.26302, 114.18419
- Country Code: HKG
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Hong Kong Island
- 1. Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), distance from city center: 4.41 km
- 2. Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), distance from city center: 28.16 km
- 3. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX), distance from city center: 56.76 km
Location of Hong Kong Island
Country Details
- Country: Hong Kong
- Official Name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Capital: City of Victoria
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 7,500,700
- Area: 1,104 km²
- Languages: English, Chinese
- Currency: Hong Kong dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- China
Holidays in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Hong Kong for 2026
- 元旦新年 - 2026-01-01
- 農曆年初一 - 2026-02-17
- 農曆年初二 - 2026-02-18
- 農曆年初三 - 2026-02-19
- 耶穌受難節 - 2026-04-03
- 耶穌受難節翌日 - 2026-04-04
- 清明節 - 2026-04-04
- 復活節星期一 - 2026-04-06
- 勞動節 - 2026-05-01
- 佛誕 - 2026-05-25
- 端午節 - 2026-06-19
- 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 - 2026-07-01
- 中秋節翌日 - 2026-09-26
- 中華人民共和國國慶日 - 2026-10-01
- 重陽節 - 2026-10-19
- 聖誕節 - 2026-12-25
- 聖誕節翌日 - 2026-12-26
Museums in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
茶具文物館 Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2783° N, 114.1626° E
Hours: PH,We-Mo 10:00-18:00
香港歷史博物館 Hong Kong Museum of History
100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.3019° N, 114.1774° E
Hours: We-Mo 10:00-18:00
展城館 City Gallery
3 Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2826° N, 114.1622° E
Hours: Mo,We-Fr 10:00-18:00 • Fr,Sa,Su,PH 10:00-19:00 "Lunar New Year Day 1-2 closed"
香港醫學博物館 Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
2 Caine Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2834° N, 114.1486° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00 • Su,PH 13:00-17:00 • Mo off • Jan 01,Dec 25 off • Dec 24 10:00-15:00 • Lunar New Year's Eve 10:00-15:00 • the first three days of the Lunar New Year off
香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2942° N, 114.1719° E
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38 Museum Drive, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.3011° N, 114.1591° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 • Fr 10:00-22:00
香港杜莎夫人蠟像館 Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
香港新聞博覽館 Hong Kong News-Expo
2 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2834° N, 114.1510° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-19:00
香港海事博物館 Hong Kong Maritime Museum
11 Man Kwong Street, Central, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2869° N, 114.1621° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30 • Sa-Su 10:00-19:00
香港賽馬博物館 The Hong Kong Racing Museum
Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai District, China
Coordinates: 22.2742° N, 114.1799° E
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-19:00
香港電影資料館 Hong Kong Film Archive
50 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2851° N, 114.2221° E
香港視覺藝術中心 Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
孫中山紀念館 Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
7 Castle Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2820° N, 114.1508° E
Hours: Fr-We 10:00-18:00
衞生教育展覽及資料中心 Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre
Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2984° N, 114.1715° E
香港電車文化館 Hong Kong Trams Station
118 Peak Road, The Peak, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2705° N, 114.1500° E
當代唐人藝術中心 - 中環空間
80 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2831° N, 114.1552° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
大富翁夢想世界Monopoly Dreams Hong Kong
118 Peak Road, The Peak, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2702° N, 114.1499° E
Hours: 星期一至日：上午10:00 - 下午8:00 (最後入場為下午7:00)
香港科學館 Hong Kong Science Museum
2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.3009° N, 114.1775° E
警隊博物館 Police Museum
Coombe Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2677° N, 114.1693° E
香港文物探知館 Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Kowloon Park Drive, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates: 22.2993° N, 114.1698° E