St. Anthony Parish

St. Anthony Parish
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	聖安多尼堂區
Simplified Chinese	圣安多尼堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Sing3 On1 Do1 Nei4 Tong4 Koe1
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū - IPA [ʂə̂ŋ.ántwɔ́nǐ tʰɑ̌ŋtɕʰý] Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Sing3 On1 Do1 Nei4 Tong4 Koe1 - IPA [sɪ̄ŋʔɔ́ːntɔ́ːnȅi tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese	花王堂區
Simplified Chinese	花王堂区
Literal meaning	the gardener's parish
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Huāwáng Tángqū Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Faa1 Wong4 Tong4 Koe1 - IPA [fáːwɔ̏ːŋ tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de Santo António

St. Anthony Parish (Port. Freguesia de Santo António) is a freguesia on the western portion of the Macau Peninsula. It has the highest population density in Macau (98,776 persons per km²). The entire area is reclaimed from the sea.

It is north of Cathedral Parish, south of Our Lady Fatima Parish, west of St. Lazarus Parish, and east of Inner Harbour.

Population statistics as of 2006:

• Area: 1.1. km² (16.4% of the peninsula)
• Population: 109,000 (31.7% of the peninsular population)

It includes:

• Sha Gong (沙崗)
• San Kio (新橋)
• Patane (沙梨頭)

Small-scale factories are mixed in between commercial residential areas. Tourist attractions include:

• Camões Grotto (白鴿巢公園 or 賈梅士花園)
• Ruin of St. Paul's (大三巴牌坊)
• The Great Cannon (大炮臺)

See also

• List of the most densely populated administrative units in the world

External links

• Freguesias da RAEM