Hong Kong Island

Second largest island in Hong Kong Hong Kong Island香港島Dusk view of Hong Kong Island as viewed from North Point, August 2011Location (in red) within Hong KongGeographyCoordinates22°15′52″N 114°11′14″E / 22.26444°N 114.18722°E / 22.26444; 114.18722Area78.59 km2 (30.34 sq mi)Highest elevation552 m (1811 ft)Highest pointVictoria PeakDemographicsPopulation1,188,500 (2023)Pop. density16,390/km2 (42450/sq mi)Ethnic groups85% Chinese5.6% Filipino2.6% Indonesian2.5% White Hong Kong IslandTraditional Chinese香港島Simplified Chinese香港岛Cantonese YaleHēunggóng dóuJyutpingHoeng1 gong2 dou2 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiānggǎng dǎoBopomofoㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ ㄉㄠˇWade–GilesHsiang1-kang3 Tao3Tongyong PinyinSianggǎng dǎoIPA[ɕjáŋ.kàŋ tàʊ]WuRomanizationShian平kaon上 tau上HakkaRomanizationHiong1 gong3 dau3Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationHēunggóng dóuJyutpingHoeng1 gong2 dou2IPA[hœŋ˥ kɔŋ˧˥ tɔw˧˥]Southern MinHokkien POJHiong-káng-tó Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, has a land area of approximately 78.59 square kilome