Kowloon
in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
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Chek Lap Kok International Airport (17 mi) -
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (33 mi) -
Macau International Airport (40 mi) - Zhuhai Airport (56 mi)
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (93 mi)
- Xingning Airport (161 mi)
- Shantou Waisha Airport (181 mi)
- Meixian Airport (187 mi)
- Historic Centre of Macao (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Hong Kong Disneyland (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (zoo, (3 mi)
- 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: 01:23 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:48 am and 5:38 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
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 01:23 AM (Wednesday). 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: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
22°C (71 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
21°C (70 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
21°C (69 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Royal Plaza
Hong Kong Eaton
Novotel Hong Kong Nathan Road Kowloon
Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees
Hotel sáv
Hotel sav
The Cityview
Metropark Hotel Kowloon
M1 Hotel
CHI Residences 279
Videos from this area
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Everyday life in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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
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Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong China Rooftop
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Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong China Sunrise
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
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Back Streets of Kowloon - Hong Kong
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
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
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BVE KCR Lok Ma Chau Super upline
2 Men in Ladies Market (from here & there)
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.
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.
Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District.
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.
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.
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.
Wa Ying College
Wa Ying College is a secondary school in Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Methodist Church, Hong Kong.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These districts belong to Kowloon.
- A Kung Ngam
- Cha Kwo Ling
- Chai Wan
- Cheung Sha Wan
- Choi Hung
- Epworth Village
- Fung Wong Village
- Ha Yuen Leng
- Hing Wah Tsuen
- Ho Man Tin
- Hung Hom
- Jordan Valley
- Kings Park
- Kowloon City
- Kowloon Tong
- Kwun Tong
- Lai Chi Kok
- Lei Yue Mun
- Ling Nam San Tsuen
- Lo Fu Ngam
- Ma Tau Kok
- Ma Tau Wai
- Ma Wan Tsuen
- Mong Kok
- New Kowloon
- Nga Tsin Wai
- Ngau Chi Wan
- Ngau Tau Kok
- North Point
- North Point Estate
- Pak Tin
- Ping Shek
- Sam Ka Tsuen
- San Po Kong
- Shek Kip Mei
- Sheung Yuen Leng
- Shing Uk
- Tai Hom Village
- Tai Kok Tsui
- Tai Wo Ping
- Tanner Hill Estate
- To Kwa Wan
- Tsimshatsui East
- Tsin Shui Ma Tau
- Tsz Wan Shan
- Tung Tau Tsuen
- Yau Ma Tei
- Yau Tong
- Yau Yat Tsuen
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Kowloon.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kowloon.
油麻地: Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, 油麻地 (source)
Wanchai: Peng Chau − Penny Bay, Wanchai (source)
九华径新村: Harbour City − Ocean Terminal Car Park, 九华径新村 (source)
Yue Kwong Chuen: The Peak, China, Yue Kwong Chuen (source)
Hong Kong: Downtown live webcam in China, Hong Kong (source)
Tsimshatsui: Kowloon Park, Tsimshatsui (source)
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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
