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Where is Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is located in southern China on a small peninsula and several small islands. Its shores are washed by the South China Sea.
The city is adjacent to mainland China and, following the construction of the "HZMB" tunnel and bridge complex, has a land border with the Macao Special Administrative Region.
Hong Kong covers an area of 2 755 square kilometres.
Online map of Hong Kong
Check out several maps of Hong Kong to easily find out where to stay, where the greatest concentration of attractions or hiking trails are.
Geography
The territory of Hong Kong is divided into 3 main parts - Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories.
Hong Kong - is the name for the island itself, which was the first place in the area to be settled by the British and forms the first and original part of the British colony. The centre of Hong Kong is the area between Central and Causeway Bay, which forms the skyline of skyscrapers shown in most photos. Most tourists head to this area.
Kowloon - the mainland, located on the opposite side of Hong Kong Island, became part of the British colony in the second half of the 18th century. It is more of a residential part of the self-governing territory, but there are many tourist attractions here as well. The area is one of the most densely populated places on earth.
TheNew Territories, an area that makes up about 90% of what is now Hong Kong, was leased by the British from the Chin Dynasty for 99 years in 1898. The area is located north of Kowloon. It is suitable for hiking and there are several historic dwellings of indigenous people of tourist interest (such as the Ping Shan Heritage Trail).
Hong Kong in numbers
To conclude this chapter, we also present some interesting geographical records of Hong Kong.
- The highest mountain - Tai Mo Shan (957 m above sea level)
- Longest river - Sham Chun (37 km)
- Neighbouring areas - 2 (Mainland China, Macau)
- Length of coastline - 456 km