St. Anthony Parish

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St. Anthony Parish (聖安多尼堂區 Jyutping: Sing3 On1 Do1 Nei4 Tong4 Koe1, Pinyin: Shèng Ānduōní Tángqū, or 花王堂區 Faa1 Wong4 Tong4 Koe1, Huāwáng Tángqū; Portuguese: Freguesia de Santo Antonio) is a western region of Macau Peninsula, Macau, the People's Republic of China. It has the highest population density in Macau (98,776 persons per km²). The entire area is reclaimed from sea.

• 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:

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

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

See also

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

External link

• [Freguesias da RAEM]

 

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