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Whampoa is a romanisation of 黄埔, the name of Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China. It may refer to:

Mainland China:

Hong Kong:

  • Whampoa Dock, a Hong Kong dockyard operated in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong from 1863–1979
  • Whampoa Garden, a private housing estate built in the 1980s located on part of the former site of the dock
  • Whampoa Station, terminal station on the Kwun Tong Line of the MTR in Hong Kong
  • Hutchison Whampoa, a Hong Kong conglomerate, the eventual owner of the Whampoa Dock, Whampoa Garden, A.S. Watson & Co., Superdrug, and Hutchison 3G

Singapore:

  • Whampoa, Singapore, a housing estate located in the district of Novena
  • Whampoa, a prominent 19th century Singaporean businessman and community leader.
  • Whampoa Single Member Constituency, a former constituency represented by Heng Chee How that contains the housing estate of Whampoa along with other areas

See also