Santo António, Macau

Santo António 花王堂區 Saint Anthony
Freguesia
Ruins of St. Paul's
Freguesia de Santo António in Macau
Country	Macau, China
Region	Municipality of Macau
Area
• Total	1.1 km^2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	129,800
• Density	120,000/km^2 (310,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Macau Standard (UTC+8)

Freguesia de Santo António
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	聖安多尼堂區
Simplified Chinese	圣安多尼堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Sing^3 On^1 Do^1 Nei^4 Tong^4 Koe^1
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū IPA [ʂə̂ŋ.ántu̯ónǐ tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sing^3 On^1 Do^1 Nei^4 Tong^4 Koe^1 IPA [sɪ̄ŋʔɔ́ːntɔ́ːnȅi tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese	花王堂區
Simplified Chinese	花王堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Faa^1 Wong^4 Tong^4 Koe^1
Hanyu Pinyin	Huāwáng Tángqū
Literal meaning	the gardener's parish
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huāwáng Tángqū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Faa^1 Wong^4 Tong^4 Koe^1 IPA [fáːwɔ̏ːŋ tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
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:

• 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