๐ญ๐ฐ The City of Victoria, often called Victoria City or simply Victoria, was the de facto capital of Hong Kong during its time as a British dependent territory. It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. It was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong and its boundaries are recorded in the Laws of Hong Kong. All government bureaux and many key departments still have their head offices located within its limit.
Present-day Central is at the heart of Victoria City. Although the city expanded over much of what is now Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, Lung Fu Shan, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Wan Chai, Happy Valley, the Mid-Levels, East Point and parts of Causeway Bay, the name Victoria has been eclipsed by Central in popular usage. However, the name is still used in places such as Victoria Park, Victoria Peak, Victoria Harbour, Victoria Prison, and a number of roads and streets. It is also retained in the names of various organisations such as the Victoria City District of the Hong Kong Scout, and the Victoria Junior Chamber. The name Victoria District Court had been used into the 1980s, when it was moved to the Wanchai Tower and combined with other district courts in the territory.
1History In 1857, the British government expanded the scope of Victoria City and divided it into four wans (็ฐ; Jyutping: waan4; huรกn; 'rings'). The four wans are Sai Wan ("West Ring" in Chinese, present-day Sai Wan, including Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, and Sai Ying Pun), Sheung Wan ("Upper Ring" in Chinese, present-day Sheung Wan), Choong Wan or Chung Wan ("Central Ring" in Chinese, present-day Central) and Ha Wan ("Lower Ring" in Chinese, present-day Wan Chai). "Sai Wan", "Sheung Wan" and "Choong Wan" retain the same name in Chinese today.
The four wans are further divided into nine yeuks (็ด; Jyutping: joek3; pinyin: yuฤ, similar to "district" or "neighbourhood"). The coverage also included parts of East Point and Happy Valley (West of Wong Nai Chung Road on the east side of the racecourse). In 1903, boundary stones were established to mark the city's boundary and six of them are still preserved today. The stones spread from Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town.
In the 1890s, Victoria extended four miles west to east along the coastal strip. Buildings were made of granite and brick. Buses and the new tramway would become the main form of transportation in the area.
The city is centred in present-day Central, and named after Queen Victoria in 1843. It occupies the areas known in modern times as Central, Admiralty, Sheung Wan, Wan Chai, East Point, Shek Tong Tsui, the Mid-levels, the Peak, Happy Valley, Tin Hau, and Kennedy Town, on Hong Kong Island.
1Boundaries The city boundaries are defined in the laws of Hong Kong as follows: โข On the north โ The Harbour; โข On the west โ A line running due north and south drawn through the north-west angle of Inland Lot No. 1299 and extending southwards a distance of 850 feet from the aforesaid angle; โข On the south โ A line running due east from the southern extremity of the western boundary until it meets a contour in the vicinity of the Hill above Belchers 700 feet above principal datum, that is to say, a level 17.833 feet below the bench-mark known as "Rifleman's Bolt", the highest point of a copper bolt set horizontally in the east wall of the Royal Navy Office and Mess Block Naval Dockyard, and thence following the said contour until it meets the eastern boundary; โข On the east โ A line following the west side of the Government Pier, Bay View and thence along the west side of Hing Fat Streetย [zh-tw], then along the north side of Causeway Road to Moreton Terraceย [zh-tw]. Thence along the west side of Moreton Terrace to the south-east corner of Inland Lot No. 1580 and produced in a straight line for 80 feet, and thence along the north side of Cotton Path and produced until it meets the west side of Wong Nei Chong Road on the east side of Wong Nei Chong Valley and thence to the south-east angle of Inland Lot No. 1364, produced until it meets the southern boundary.
1Boundary stones In 1903, the Hong Kong Government erected several boundary stones to mark the limits of Victoria, measuring 98 cm in height, tapered at the top and with the inscription "City Boundary 1903". As the cityโs boundaries were clearly defined by ordinance, these stones were more just physical markers.
Three additional boundary stones were found in 2021, adding the total of discovered stones to 10, including the one disappeared in June 2007.
1Districts Also called yeuks. โข Kennedy Town โข Shektongtsui โข Sai Ying Poon โข Taipingshan โ a neighborhood near Sheung Wan that shared its name with Victoria Peak โข Sheung Wan โข Choong Wan (known in modern times as Central in English) โข Ha Wan (today's Admiralty) โข Wan Chai โข Bowrington (between today's Wan Chai and Causeway Bay; known also as Ngo Keng) โข Soo Kun Po โข Happy Valley โข Causeway Bay.
1Victoria has a population of over 956,800 people. Victoria also forms part of the wider Hong Kong Region which has a population of over 7,491,000 people.
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๐ญ๐ฐ Ap Lei Chau 22.233
๐ญ๐ฐ Wong Tai Sin 114.183
๐ญ๐ฐ Ho Man Tin 114.183
๐ญ๐ฐ Tsz Wan Shan 114.199
๐ญ๐ฐ North Point 114.2
๐ญ๐ฐ Sham Shui Po 114.163
๐ญ๐ฐ Ap Lei Chau 114.15
๐ญ๐ฐ Ha Kwai Chung 114.117
๐ญ๐ฐ Kwai Chung 114.117
Locations Near: Victoria 114.167,22.2667
๐ญ๐ฐ Wanchai 114.167,22.267 d: 0
๐ญ๐ฐ Wan Chai 114.172,22.28 d: 1.5
๐ญ๐ฐ Central 114.15,22.267 d: 1.7
๐ญ๐ฐ Ap Lei Chau 114.15,22.233 d: 4.1
๐ญ๐ฐ North Point 114.2,22.3 d: 5
๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong 114.2,22.3 d: 5
๐ญ๐ฐ Man Kok 114.167,22.317 d: 5.6
๐ญ๐ฐ Mong Kok 114.167,22.317 d: 5.6
๐ญ๐ฐ Kowloon 114.183,22.317 d: 5.8
๐ญ๐ฐ Ho Man Tin 114.183,22.317 d: 5.8
Antipodal to: Victoria -65.833,-22.267
๐ง๐ด Tarija -64.733,-21.533 d: 19875.4
๐ฆ๐ท Oran -64.333,-23.133 d: 19833.6
๐ฆ๐ท San Ramรณn de la Nueva Orรกn -64.333,-23.133 d: 19833.6
๐ฆ๐ท San Salvador de Jujuy -65.309,-24.18 d: 19795.7
๐ฆ๐ท Salta -65.409,-24.79 d: 19731.2
๐ง๐ด Potosรญ -65.75,-19.583 d: 19716.6
๐จ๐ฑ Calama -68.933,-22.467 d: 19695.5
๐ง๐ด Sucre -65.263,-19.043 d: 19651.7
๐ง๐ด Oruro -67.117,-17.967 d: 19518.5
๐ฆ๐ท San Miguel de Tucumรกn -65.225,-26.83 d: 19503.9