text: is central america part of the north or the south american continent?   north. it is in the northern hemisphere so:  north america: located in the northern and western hemispheres south america: located in the southern and western hemispheres http://rpsec.usca.edu/classwork/731sp2002/lesson/holloway/studentspage.html  since a small part of south america is also in the northern hemisphere, no parts of central america reside there.  continents in the northern hemisphere: asia (indonesia is primarily in the southern hemisphere)  europe  north america  a small part of south america, north of the amazon river  about ⅔ of africa, north of the congo river  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/northern_hemisphere