Chai Wan

22°16′N 114°14′E / 22.27°N 114.24°E / 22.27; 114.24

Chai Wan
A view of Chai Wan (back), Siu Sai Wan (front) and the Cargo Handling Basin (front right)
Traditional Chinese柴灣
Simplified Chinese柴湾
Hanyu PinyinCháiwān
Literal meaningfirewood bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháiwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàaihwāan

Chai Wan (/ˌ ˈwɑːn/; Chinese: 柴灣), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), [citation needed] lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas. The population was 186,505 in 2001.


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