Macau Peninsula

Macau Peninsula is the oldest and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometres (3.3 sq mi) (4 by 1.8 kilometres (2.5 mi × 1.1 mi)) and is geographically connected to Guangdong province, at the northeast, through an isthmus 200 metres (660 ft) wide. The peninsula, together with the city centre of Zhuhai, sits on an island separated from the continent by distributaries of the Pearl River. The Border Gate (Chinese: 關閘; Portuguese: Portas do Cerco) was built on the northern isthmus. At the south, the peninsula is connected to Taipa Island by three bridges, the Friendship Bridge (Ponte de Amizade); the Macau-Taipa Bridge (Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho); and the Sai Van Bridge (Ponte de Sai Van). The longest axis extends 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Border Gate to the southwestern edge, Barra (媽閣嘴). There is a western Inner Harbour (內港), and an eastern Outer Harbour (外港). The 93 metres (305 ft) Guia Hill (松山) is the highest point on the peninsula, which is, on an average, 50 to 75 metres (164 to 246 ft). Many coastal places are reclaimed from sea. The Historic Centre of Macau, which is entirely in the Macau Peninsula, became a World Heritage Site in 2005.

Freguesias

The peninsula corresponds to the historical Concelho de Macau, which is divided into five regions, nominally parishes, with no authority:

	2013 Area (km²)^[1]	2013 Area (mi²)	2013 Population^[2]	Density (/km²)	Density (/mi²)
Nossa Senhora de Fátima (花地瑪)	3.2	1.2	237,500	74,218	197,917
Santo António (花王 / 聖安多尼)	1.1	0.4	129,800	118,000	324,500
São Lázaro (望德)	0.6	0.2	33,100	55,166	165,500
Sé (大)	3.4	1.3	52,200	15,352	40,154
São Lourenço (風順 / 聖老愣佐)	1.0	0.4	51,700	51,700	129,250
Total	9.3	3.6	504,300	54,226	140,083