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 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	129,800
• Density	120,000/km2 (310,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Macau Standard (UTC+8)

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

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (Freguesias of Macau) Freguesias N. Sra. de Fátima Sto. António S. Lázaro Sé S. Lourenço N. Sra. do Carmo / Taipa S. Francisco Xavier / Coloane Other zones Cotai Macau New Urban Zone University of Macau Hengqin Cuiheng Defunct subdivisions Municipality of Macau Municipality of the Islands Defunct territories Lapa, Dom João, and Montanha 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.