Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau
| Nossa Senhora de Fátima 花地瑪堂區 Our Lady of Fátima | |
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| Freguesia | |
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The old Portas do Cerco | |
 Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima in Macau | |
| Country | Macau, China |
| Region | Municipality of Macau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 237,500 |
| • Density | 74,000/km2 (190,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Macau Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 花地瑪堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 花地玛堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Fáadeihmáah Tòngkeú | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huādìmǎ Tángqū | ||||||||||||||||||
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Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima [  Listen ] | ||||||||||||||||||
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima is the northernmost and largest freguesia (parish) in Macau Peninsula, Macau. It has an area of 2.7 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi) and a population of 126,000, which constitutes about 40.3% of the peninsula's land mass and one-third of the population. It consists mostly of land reclaimed from the sea,Natural land comprises only a quarter of its current size. It was developed from farmlands in the 1960s and 1970s, to become an industrial area.41% of Macau's factories are located in the parish.
It is northeast of Freguesia de Sto. António and Freguesia de S. Lázaro.It borders the Chinese city of Zhuhai to the north.
The following places and attractions are in the freguesia
- Ilha Verde (青洲, "Green Island")
- Toi San (台山 "Table Hill")
- Hipódromo ("Hippodrome", 馬場 "Horse Farm")
- Areia Preta ("Black Sand", 黑沙環 "Black-sand Ring")
- Mong Ha (望廈 "View Amoy"), the Treaty of Wanghia was signed here
- Bairro "Fai Chi Kei" (筷子基 "Chopsticks Base")
- Iao Hon (祐漢 "Blessing the Han")
Infrastructure
Tourist attractions
- Canidrome
- Communications Museum
- Garden of Montanha Russa
- Macau Mosque and Cemetery
- Mong-Há Fort
- Portas do Cerco
- Sun Yat Sen Park
See also
External links
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- Macau freguesias (Portuguese)
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 Xiangzhou District |
Pearl River /  Tuen Mun District |
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| Freguesia de Santo António | Freguesia de São Lázaro | South China Sea |
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Note: The freguesias are purely symbolic there are no political administrative subdivisions in Macau after the formation of Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais in 2002. | ||||||||
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