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St. Anthony Parish Wikipedia

Anthony of Padua|St. Anthony Parish (聖安多尼堂區 Pinyin: Sheng Anduoni Tangqu, or 花王堂區 Huawang; Portuguese language|Portuguese: Freguesia de Santo Antonio) is an western region of Macau Peninsula, Macau, the People's Republic of China. It has the highest population densest in Macau (98,776 persons per km?). The entire area is reclaimed from sea.

• Area: 1.1. square kilometre|km? (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, east of St. Lazarus Parish, and west of Inner Harbour.

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Last Modified:   2005-04-13