Hong Kong map
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China in Asia, in Eastern Asia. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.
At a glance
Hong Kong borders 1 country: China.
- Continent
- Asia · Eastern Asia
- Status
- Special administrative region of China
- Population
- 7,507,400
- Area
- 1,029 km²
0.10% of the world’s people, 0.00% of its land
Visited
Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is divided into 18 districts.
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How Hong Kong is divided
The administrative levels of Hong Kong, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.
| Level | Number | On VisitedAtlas |
|---|---|---|
| Territory | 1 | ✓ Yes |
| Districts | 18 | ✓ YesMark on the map |
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Countries bordering Hong Kong
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Questions about Hong Kong
- Where is Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong is in Eastern Asia (Asia) and borders China. Approximate coordinates: 22°N, 114°E, north of the Equator.
- Does Hong Kong have a capital?
- Not as such. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and China’s capital is Beijing. Hong Kong’s own government sits at Tamar in Admiralty, next to Central on Hong Kong Island. Victoria, the colonial-era city around Central, is regarded as its historic capital.
- Which continent is Hong Kong in?
- Hong Kong is in Asia, in the Eastern Asia region.
- How many districts does Hong Kong have?
- Hong Kong has 18 districts: Central and Western, Eastern, Islands, Kowloon City, Kwai Tsing, Kwun Tong, North, Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, Southern, Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Wan Chai, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Tsim Mong, Yuen Long.
- Is Hong Kong a country?
- No. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, not an independent country.
- Which country does Hong Kong belong to?
- China. Hong Kong was a British colony until 1 July 1997 and has since been a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China under “one country, two systems”, with its own government, currency (the Hong Kong dollar) and border controls.
- What borders Hong Kong, and which countries are near it?
- Hong Kong’s only land border is with mainland China: the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, across the Sham Chun (Shenzhen) River. Macau, China’s other special administrative region, is about 60 km to the west across the Pearl River estuary. Everywhere else Hong Kong meets the South China Sea; further away across the sea lie Taiwan to the east, the Philippines to the south-east and Vietnam to the west.