Santo António, Macau
Appearance
Santo António
花王堂區 Saint Anthony | |
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![]() Ruins of St. Paul's | |
Freguesia de Santo António in Macau | |
Country | Macau, China |
Region | Municipality of Macau |
Area | |
• Total | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 129,800 |
• Density | 120,000/km2 (310,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Macau Standard) |
Freguesia de Santo António | |||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 聖安多尼堂區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 圣安多尼堂区 | ||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Sing3 On1 Do1 Nei4 Tong4 Koe1 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū | ||||||||||||||
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Alternative name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 花王堂區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 花王堂区 | ||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Faa1 Wong4 Tong4 Koe1 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Huāwáng Tángqū | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | the gardener's parish | ||||||||||||||
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Portuguese name | |||||||||||||||
Portuguese | Freguesia de Santo António |
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 Freguesia da Sé, south of Freguesia de N. Sra. de Fátima, west of Freguesia de S. Lázaro, 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[clarification needed]:
Hotels
Tourist attractions
- Camões Grotto
- Casa Garden
- Fire Services Museum
- Mount Fortress
- Macau Protestant Chapel
- Museum of Macau
- Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt
- Na Tcha Temple
- Old Protestant Cemetery
- Ruins of St. Paul's
See also
External links
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