Hong Kong

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Hong Kong

Total population

7,534,200

Air quality index

77Moderate

Coordinates22.28°, 114.16°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Michael Tien

Hong Kong politician and businessman

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Karl Markus Michel

German writer

W

Wilhelm Ehmer

German poet (1896-1976)

C

Chan Tsz Ka

badminton player

Shawn Yue

Hong Kong singer and actor

C

Chung Sze-yuen

Hong Kong politician (1917–2018)

D

David Prophet

British racing driver

Peter Pau

Hong Kong cinematographer

Stanley Tong

Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1960)

Leong Kah Kit Alan

Hong Kong politician

C

Chan Chi Choi

badminton player

E

Edward Lam

Hong Kong playwright and theatre director

A

Ambrose Lee

Hong Kong politician

Adrienne Clarkson

26th governor general of Canada

Stanley Cheung

actor

Athena Chu

Hong Kong actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hong Kong

• Kwai Chung
  5.8 mi away
• Tsing Yi
  6 mi away
• Tseung Kwan O
  6.7 mi away
• Tsuen Wan
  6.8 mi away
• Sha Tin
  7.2 mi away
• Ma Wan
  8 mi away
• Discovery Bay
  9.3 mi away · pop. 25,000
• Sai Kung
  10.1 mi away
• Mui Wo
  10.1 mi away
• Ma On Shan
  10.8 mi away
• Tai Po
  11.6 mi away
• Tuen Mun
  13.8 mi away

Browse all places in Hong Kong →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hong Kong

Marriage on the Rebound

Michelle Reid · 1997

Noble House

James Clavell · 1981

Tai-Pan (Asian Saga

James Clavell · 1966

Hong Kong Coin Auction

Hong Kong) Hong Kong Coin Auction (Kowloon · 1999

A coffin from Hong Kong

James Hadley Chase · 1962

Hong Kong

Jan Morris · 1988

Hong Kong, borrowed place, borrowed time

Richard Hughes · 1968

Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

Dorothy Gilman · 1985

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Chinese Cobra

Naja atra

Seen 2026-10-19

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-10-19

Blue Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum glaucum

Seen 2026-10-19

Pacific Reef Heron

Egretta sacra

Seen 2026-10-19

Staff Sergeant

Athyma selenophora

Seen 2026-10-19

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Seen 2026-10-19

Common Bluebottle

Graphium sarpedon

Seen 2026-10-19

Tropical Fritillary

Argynnis hyperbius

Seen 2026-10-19

Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger

Ideopsis similis

Seen 2026-10-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hong Kong, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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