Central and Western District
Central and Western
中西區 | |
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| Central and Western District | |
Day view of the Central and Western District skyline | |
Location within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′12″N 114°09′18″E / 22.28666°N 114.15497°E | |
| Statutorily-defined territory | City of Victoria (partially overlapped) |
| Country | Hong Kong (special administrative region) |
| Sovereign state | China |
| District Council constituencies | 2 |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | David Leung Chi-Ki |
| • District Council Chairman | David Leung Chi-ki (ex-officio) |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | Victor Yeung Sui-Yin |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Lands Department | |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 235,953
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| Census and Statistics Department | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Kennedy Town (62,272 – 2016 est) |
| Website | Central and Western District |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中西區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中西区 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Jūngsāi Kēui | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Zung1sai1 Keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Central Western District | ||||||||||||||
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The Central and Western District (Chinese: 中西區; Cantonese Yale: Jūngsāi Kēui, Jyutping: zung1 sai1 keoi1), located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island, is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second highest income, and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size.
Central is the central business district and the core urban area of Hong Kong. Western District covers Shek Tong Tsui, Kennedy Town, Sai Ying Pun, parts of Lung Fu Shan. Most of the districts lie within the statutory limits of the City of Victoria, the earliest urban settlement in colonial Hong Kong, except the far western end of the district, i.e. Victoria Road, Mount Davis and areas above the 700-feet contour, aka. the Peak.