Central and Western District
| 中 西區 Central and Western District
Central and Western |
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 Location of the Central and Western District in Hong Kong |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special Administrative Region | Hong Kong |
| surface | 12.5 km² |
| Residents | 243,266 (2016) |
| density | 19,399 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | 1981 |
| ISO 3166-2 | HK |
| Website | Central and Western District Council (en, zh) |
| politics | |
| Chairman | YIP, Wing-shing (as of 2019) 葉永成 |
| Political party | independent |
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Coordinates: 22 ° 16 ′ 59 ″ N , 114 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ E
Central and Western ( Chinese 中 西區 / 中 西区 , Pinyin Zhōngxī Qū , Jyutping Zung 1 sai Keoi 1 ) is a district of Hong Kong . It consists of the eponymous districts Central and Western , also called Sai Wan .
Central is the banking and administrative district and consists of the districts Central and Admiralty . Western consists of the neighborhoods of Kennedy Town , Sai Yin Pun and Sheung Wan . Sheung Wan is the oldest part and origin of the former British colony . The British flag was hoisted for the first time in Possession Street .
In addition to government buildings such as the Hong Kong Supreme Court, the Central Mid-Levels Escalator , Hong Kong Park , Bank of China Tower , Two International Finance Center , Pacific Place , Central Ferry Piers and Peak Tram are also located in this district.
In 2014 parts of the district were occupied for several months in the wake of the Hong Kong protests .
See also
Web links
- Central and Western District Information - District Highlights - HK District Councils (Chinese / English)
- Central and Western - Hong Kong Fun in 18 Districts - HK Home Affairs Department (Chinese / English)
- Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission:
Official Map - Central and Western - Wahlkreis- u. District boundaries (PDF; 2.0 MB, Chinese / English) - Discover Hong Kong - Central and Western (Chinese / German)
- Official Citizen Info Page - Central and Western District (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Citypopulation: [1] on citypopulation.de, accessed on October 25, 2017 - online
- ↑ Census and Statistics Department: 2016 Population Census - Key Statistics (PDF file; 396KB) at statistics.gov.hk, accessed on October 25, 2017 - Online
- ↑ Politiker-Info 01 (Chinese): [2] , on neodemocrats.hk, accessed on June 1, 2018 - online
- ↑ Politiker-Info 02 (Chinese): [3] , on symedialab.org.hk, accessed on June 1, 2018 - online
- ↑ Politiker-Info 03 (Chinese / English): [4] , on sportscommission.hk, accessed on June 1, 2018 - online
