Central
in Central and Western District, Hong Kong
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Chek Lap Kok International Airport (16 mi) -
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (33 mi) -
Macau International Airport (37 mi) - Zhuhai Airport (54 mi)
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (94 mi)
- Xingning Airport (164 mi)
- Meixian Airport (190 mi)
- Historic Centre of Macao (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Hong Kong Disneyland (amusement park, (8 mi)
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (zoo, (0 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 22.283 and 114.158 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 22° 16' 58" and E 114° 9' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - HKD
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Chinese, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:38 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:55 am and 6:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.317 and -65.817 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerrillos - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Hong Kong.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Hong Kong. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Central
Central in Central and Western District is a city in Hong Kong a little west of Hong Kong, the country's capital city.
Local time in Central is now 07:38 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Hong Kong with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 7 airports in the vicinity of Central, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Hong Kong is Chek Lap Kok International Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Historic Centre of Macao in China at a distance of 40 mi (or 65 km). We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Sham Shui Po and Wong Tai Sin. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 19% |
| Air Humidity | 86% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE LANDMARK MANDARIN ORIENTAL
THE UPPER HOUSE LEGEND
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Conrad Hong Kong
Ovolo Central
The Murray A Niccolo Hotel
Hotel Madera Hollywood
Island Shangri La
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
A walk to the Mid-levels in Hong Kong
This video was taken on Sunday Nov 21 2010. It's another walk to the Mid-levels in Hong Kong. This time, I started just off Queen's Road in Central, and went uphill along an old stone stairway...
Tranvía de Hong Kong
Viaje en el Tranvía de Hong Kong, doble piso, desde la parte superior. Noviembre de 2012.
Walk from Hong Kong Station IFC to Shun Tak Macau Ferry
Its recommended if you take the Tung Chung Line to do this route as for walking to the other station and then taking the MTR to Sheung wan be much slower than just walking directly to Shun...
CMB LF
CMB LF.
中環行人天橋近交易廣場 Central Elevated Walkway near Exchange Square,
中環行人天橋近交易廣場Central Elevated Walkway near Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong slow motion by iPhone 5S shot at 120fps.
Hong Kong Street Food. Chinese Pudding and Fish Balls
Action in the Kitchen.
DJI Phantom 2 - H32D Gimbal - GoPro 3 - Test Flight in Central, Hong Kong
DJI Phantom 2 - H32D Gimbal - GoPro 3 Central, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong. The Meat Market in the Street. Street Food. Chinese Food
How to get to Ped Der Red on Wellington Street from Central MTR
How to get to Ped Der Red on Wellington Street from Central MTR.
Hong Kong timelapse: trams (central-wan chai ish)
Recorded with Galaxy Nexus @ 2fps.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Central, Hong Kong
Central (also Central District; Chinese: 中環) is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name is rarely used today. As the central business district of Hong Kong, many multinational financial services corporations have their headquarters in the area.
Prince's Building
The Prince's Building is an office tower and shopping centre located along the western side of the southern section of Statue Square in Central, Hong Kong. Tenants include KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. There have been two successive buildings with the same name at the same location.
Chater Road
Chater Road is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong named after Sir Paul Chater. It begins at its intersection with Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central in the west, and ends at Murray Road in the east. It divides Statue Square into a southern and a northern sections.
Des Voeux Road
Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir George William Des Vœux. The name was predominantly spelt with the ligature œ in pre-war documents but is nowadays spelt officially as Des Voeux Road.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is a five-star hotel, located on Connaught Road in Central, Hong Kong, owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel opened its doors in 1963 as “The Mandarin”, and quickly drew recognition for its service and elegance. In 1967, after four years of operation, The Mandarin was listed by Fortune magazine alongside the Ritz in Paris, the Grand in Rome and the Connaught in London as one of the eleven great hotels in the world.
Man Yee Building
The original Man Yee Building, built in 1957, was the first tower in Hong Kong with elevators. Located between Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street and Des Voeux Road Central in Central on the Hong Kong Island, the tower was demolished in 1999 and re-built as a 35 storey (344 feet / 105 m) glass wrapped tower with total office space of 290,000 square feet (27,000 square meter).
Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is also better known as the Stone Slabs Street (石板街) by the locals, after the granite stone steps which are a rarity nowadays in Hong Kong. The street was named after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong.
General Post Office, Hong Kong
General Post Office (郵政總局, abbreviated as GPO) is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. Built in 1976, it is located at Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong. The office is adjacent to former Star Ferry Pier, Jardine House and International Finance Centre. The current building occupied a seafront location until 2007, since then reclamation works take place there.
Connaught Place, Hong Kong
Connaught Place, formerly called Connaught Centre, is a square near Jardine House in Central, Hong Kong. The General Post Office and Exchange Square have Connaught Place addresses. The square is home to a statue by Henry Moore entitled "Double Ova", which was unveiled in December 1977. The statue is donated by Hongkong Land and is dedicated to Vernon Roberts, former General Manager of the company.
World-Wide House
World-Wide House is an office building in Central, Hong Kong. It is located between Connaught Road Central, Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central.
Luk Yu
Luk Yu is a tea house and dim sum restaurant located in Stanley Street, in the Central district of Hong Kong established in 1933. It is known for its colonial style, adherence to tradition and loyal long-time customers, for whom the entire first floor is unofficially reserved. The tea house gets its name from the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Yu who wrote the "The Classic of Tea" which describes the history and culture of Chinese tea. (Luk Yu is the Cantonese version of Lu Yu.
Central Building (Hong Kong)
Central Building (中建大廈) is a building located at 1-3 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
سنترال, City of Victoria, Victoria City, Victoria, Centralo, סנטרל, 中環, 쭝완, Центральный, மையம்
