Freguesia da Sé

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Freguesia da Sé
大堂區
Cathedral Parish
Parish
Macau Tower
Cathedral Parish in Macau
Country Macau, China
Region Municipality of Macau
Time zone Macau Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0
Freguesia da Sé
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 大堂区
Traditional Chinese 大堂區
Cantonese Jyutping Daai6 Tong4 Koe1
Hanyu Pinyin Dà Tángqū
Portuguese name
Portuguese Freguesia da Sé

Freguesia da Sé is a southeast parish of the Macau Peninsula. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after Our Lady of Fatima Parish. The parish area is named for Igreja da Sé.

Its western part is the historic financial centre of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District (南灣中心商業區) is in south-central part of the district. All of the banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here.

Quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels are mostly located in this district. High-rise buildings are located on the eastern part, which was reclaimed from sea. The eastern edge is the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.

  • Area: 1.43 km² (21% of the peninsula)
  • Population: 29,000 (least populated region on the peninsula)
  • Population density: 20,881 persons per km² (the least on the peninsula)[citation needed]

See also

  • Hotel Lisboa
  • Banco da China Building
  • Alameda Doutor Carlos D'Assumpção
  • Avenida Doutor Sun Yat Sen
  • Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho
  • Edificio Assembleia Legislative
  • Edificio does Tribunals
  • Macau Tower
  • Nam Van, Lagos de Nam Van
  • Lagos Sai Van
  • Centro Cultural de Macau
  • Doca dos Pescadores
  • Terminal Maritimo e Heliporto
  • Avenida Almeida Ribeiro
  • Largo do Senado
  • Golden Lotus Square

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