Wan Chai District

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Wan Chai
灣仔區
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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and high-rise buildings in Wan Chai District
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Wan Chai
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Wan Chai
Wan Chai (Asia)
Coordinates: 22°16′47″N114°10′18″E / 22.27968°N 114.17168°E / 22.27968; 114.17168
Country China
SAR Hong Kong
Constituencies 11
Government
   District Council Chairman (Assumed by District Officer)Fanny Cheung Ngan-ling, JP [1]
Area
  Total
10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [2] [ clarify ])
  Total
166,695
  • 75% Chinese
  • 9.8% Filipino
  • 4.4% White
Time zone UTC+08:00 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population Happy Valley (34,259 – 2016 est) [3]
Location of district office and district council130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Website Wan Chai District Council
  1. Government Telephone Directory, Government of Hong Kong, retrieved 5 August 2024
  2. "2011 Population Census: Summary Results" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. District Profiles, Government of Hong Kong, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
  4. "平均每25人便有一人家财百万".
  5. Cheng, Jonathan; Ye, Juliet; Stein, Peter, "Hong Kong Orders Quarantine of Hotel", The Wall Street Journal, 2 May 2009
  6. Dasgupta, Saibal, "Swine flu scare: China puts 460 in isolation", The Times of India , 3 May 2009.
  7. 1 2 "'We'll shed a few tears': the last days of Hong Kong's Fleet Arcade". South China Morning Post. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. "Tai Yuen Street (Toy Street)". Hong Kong Tourism Board.
  9. Household Statistics Analysis Section Census and Statistics Department (30 March 2021). "Population and household statistics analysed by district council district" (PDF). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. "重遊《月滿軒尼詩》灣仔取景地 歷史悠久茶餐廳相知相遇". HK01. 12 August 2022.
Wan Chai District
Traditional Chinese 灣仔區
Cantonese Yale Wāan tsái kēui
Jyutping Waan1 zai2 keoi1
Literal meaningLittle Bay District
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wānzǐ qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Wāan tsái kēui
Jyutping Waan1 zai2 keoi1
IPA [wan˥.tsɐj˧˥ kʰɵɥ˥]