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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Total population
7,534,200
Air quality index
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,591
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves16,148
- Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,328
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,223
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves12,225
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves12,055
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex Swinhoe, 1861 · Aves11,949
- Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis (Paykull, 1807) · Aves10,446
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2022-03-1337 km W of Shanwei, China
- M 3.8 — 2020-01-0414 km SW of Tai O, Hong Kong
- M 3.8 — 2010-11-194 km NNW of Haikuotiankong, China
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hong Kong
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hong Kong, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library