Kowloon
in Kowloon City, Hong Kong

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.317 and 114.183 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 19' 0" and E 114° 10' 59"
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: 06:22 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:18 am and 6:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.317 and -65.817 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerrillos
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Hong Kong in Eastern Asia

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: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Touring Kowloon

Kowloon in Kowloon City with it's 2,019,533 residents is a town located in Hong Kong a little north of Hong Kong, the country's capital place.

Time in Kowloon is now 06:22 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Hong Kong with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Kowloon, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Hong Kong is Chek Lap Kok International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 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 42 mi (or 68 km). We collected 2 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Wan Chai, Hong Kong and Central. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

25°C (78 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

26°C (79 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

26°C (79 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Royal Plaza

Address
0,8 mi
193 Prince Edward Road West
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hong Kong Eaton

Address
1,0 mi
380 Nathan Rd.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Novotel Hong Kong Nathan Road Kowloon

Address
1,0 mi
348 Nathan Road Kowloon
0 HONG KONG
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees

Address
0,6 mi
199 Kowloon City Road
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel sáv

Address
0,7 mi
Wuhu Street no. 83
999077 Hongkong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel sav

Address
0,7 mi
83 Wuhu Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Cityview

Address
0,8 mi
23 Waterloo Road
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Metropark Hotel Kowloon

Address
0,5 mi
75 Waterloo Rd,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


M1 Hotel

Address
0,9 mi
Portland St. 28, Mongkok
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


CHI Residences 279

Address
1,0 mi
279 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Everyday life in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Published: May 16, 2010
Length: 31:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Steen Heilesen

Video clips from the streets of Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The old buildings, the crowded streets captured in the afternoon.


Walking in Kowloon - Shanghai street

Published: December 13, 2012
Length: 40:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kees Colijn

http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1047779.


Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong China Rooftop

Published: August 13, 2014
Length: 58:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: motivational-speaker

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Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong China Sunrise

Published: August 13, 2014
Length: 29:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: motivational-speaker

Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong China Sunrise http://www.PaulFDavis.com 70 nations touched w life-changing messages (RevivingNations@yahoo.com) Leadership http://amzn.to/1gJNGdg ...


Metropark Hotel Kowloon

Published: August 15, 2013
Length: 06:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Metropark Kowloon

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Back Streets of Kowloon - Hong Kong

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 12:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Paul Donovan

Back Streets of Kowloon - Hong Kong... including a long smelly passageway. ... from our January Vacation.


Turntable Ladder Turnout 一級火警 馬頭涌消防局去鋼梯車

Published: December 15, 2014
Length: 08:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: mlps93

Fire call in Wong Tai Sin, Ma Tau Chung Fire Station turn out TL (37M) F104. Tone heard at the start was to mobilise the MP to go fill in at the neighbouring Wong Tai Sin station. Siren...


Hong Kong Bus KMB AVBWU55 @ 6C 九龍城碼頭 - 北河街

Published: October 10, 2014
Length: 10:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wong Nike

日期: 2014-10-10 時間: 1539 公司: 九龍巴士路線: 6C 車牌號碼: PS9467 車隊號碼: AVBWU55 車廠: L 地點: 九龍城碼頭- 北河街Date: 2014-10-10 Time: 1539 Company:...


BVE KCR Lok Ma Chau Super upline

Published: April 01, 2009
Length: 39:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Oscar Wong


2 Men in Ladies Market (from here & there)

Published: May 11, 2014
Length: 43:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jai singh

During one of the travels in Hong Kong, me and my cousin went into Ladies Market or Ladies' Street in Tung Choi Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong. He was actually looking to buy a purse for his wife...


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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.

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, the mountain range including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km in 2006. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island and south of the mainland part of the New Territories.

Located at 22.3167, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Populated coastal places in Hong Kong

Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon. Geographically, the term "Kowloon Peninsula" may also refer to the area south of the mountain ranges of Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn, Kowloon Peak, etc. The peninsula covers five of the eighteen districts of Hong Kong. Kowloon Bay is located at the northeast of the peninsula.

Located at 22.317, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Peninsulas of Hong Kong, Kowloon

Ho Man Tin

Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.

Located at 22.3167, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ho Man Tin, Kowloon City District, Areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon

King George V School (Hong Kong)

King George V School, often shortened to "KGV" (pronounced K-G-Five) is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong, founded in 1894. Its students take IGCSEs followed by the International Baccalaureate or the British BTEC programme. KGV has a unit for children with special needs.

Located at 22.3219, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Secondary schools in Ho Man Tin, Secondary schools in Hong Kong, English Schools Foundation schools, Educational institutions established in 1946, International Baccalaureate schools in Hong Kong, Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

Heep Yunn School

Heep Yunn School is an Anglican girls' secondary school founded in 1936. It is located in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school reports high academic achievement. The school participates actively in other areas such as music and sports.

Located at 22.3211, 114.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Girls' schools in Hong Kong, Secondary schools in Hong Kong, Anglican schools in Hong Kong, Ma Tau Wai, Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong, Band 1 Schools of Hong Kong

Princess Margaret Road

Princess Margaret Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally called Nairn Road (楠道) after the nanmu trees that grew there, the road was renamed to commemorate the 1966 visit to Hong Kong of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon of United Kingdom. Princess Margaret Road starts near at Gascoigne Road, runs northward, cutting through the hills between Quarry Hill, No. 12 Hill and Ho Man Tin proper, and reaches the intersection of Argyle Street and Waterloo Road.

Located at 22.3134, 114.177 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roads in Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin

Wa Ying College

Wa Ying College is a secondary school in Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Methodist Church, Hong Kong.

Located at 22.3195, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Secondary schools in Hong Kong, Secondary schools in Ho Man Tin, Methodist schools

Open University of Hong Kong

The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK, OpenU, Chinese: 香港公開大學; Cantonese Yale: Hēung Góng Gūng Hōi Daaih Hohk) is a Hong Kong university providing sub-degree, degree and postgraduate courses leading to awards and qualifications principally through a system of open access and distance education.

Located at 22.3162, 114.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Open University of Hong Kong, Nursing schools in Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Sheung Wan, Educational institutions established in 1989, Educational institutions established in 1997, Association of Commonwealth Universities

Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College

Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College, is an Anglo-Chinese boys' secondary school in Homantin of Kowloon, Hong Kong, and was established by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St. John Baptist de La Salle in 1969.

Located at 22.3194, 114.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Boys' schools in Hong Kong, Secondary schools in Hong Kong, Secondary schools in Ho Man Tin, Lasallian educational institutions, La Salle College, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong, Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Hong Kong), Educational institutions established in 1969

Ko Shan Road Park

Ko Shan Road Park is a small park located in To Kwa Wan district of Kowloon. Perched on a hill, the park is home to the Ko Shan Theatre.

Located at 22.314, 114.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong, To Kwa Wan

Celestial Heights

Celestial Heights is a private housing estate in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Nan Fung Group. There are 939 housing units with an average price of HK$19,000,000. It is composed of several more-than-50-floor buildings. It will be completed in 2009 and 2010. In 2004, Cheung Kong Holdings succeeded to pay HK$9.4 billion for the land of the former Ho Man Tin Police Married Quarters during an auction.

Located at 22.3193, 114.185 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cheung Kong Holdings, To Kwa Wan, Private housing estates in Hong Kong, Nan Fung Group

New Asia Middle School

New Asia Middle School (NAMS) is an aided secondary school founded in 1973. It is located at Farm Road in Tokwawan. Its campus consists of four complexes : Block A with a library and the New Asia Institute inside, Block B, Block C and Block S (the Pillar). Heung Shu Fai(香樹輝),famous banker in Hong Kong,is the manager of the school. Also, Lau Chi Fai(劉智輝)is the supervisor.

Located at 22.3206, 114.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Secondary schools in Hong Kong, Ma Tau Wai, Educational institutions established in 1973, Hong Kong education stubs

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chiu-lung, Kowloon, 九龍, 주룽, Kaulunas, Koulun, Цзюлун, 意法半