Municipalities and parishes of Macau
By the end ofPortuguese rule,Macauwas administratively divided into two municipalities (Portuguese:concelhos) and seven civil parishes (Portuguese:freguesias). Parishes were administrative subdivisions of the municipalities. Afterthe 1999 handover to China,parishes are still officially recognized divisions but for symbolic reasons only.
Parishes were formerly administrative divisions falling under the former two municipalities of Macau:MacauandIlhas.Following the 1999transfer of sovereignty over Macaufrom Portugal to China, these municipalities were formally abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Since the abolition of the municipalities, some of the municipal services are now handled by theMunicipal Affairs Bureau.
Parishes
[edit]Prior to the dissolution of the municipalities in 2001, the first five parishes listed in the table below fell under theMunicipality of Macauwhile the remaining two fell under theMunicipality of Ilhas,totalling to seven parishes.[1]
| Parish / Area | Chinese | Area (km2)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Parish | ||
| Nossa Senhora de Fátima | Hoa địa mã đường khu | 3.2 |
| Santo António | Hoa vương đường khu | 1.1 |
| São Lázaro | Vọng đức đường khu | 0.6 |
| São Lourenço | Phong thuận đường khu | 1.0 |
| Sé(includingNovos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zona B) | Đại đường khu ( bao quát tân thành B khu ) | 3.4 |
| Nossa Senhora do Carmo(includingNovos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zona E) | Gia mô đường khu ( bao quát tân thành E khu ) | 7.9 |
| São Francisco Xavier | Thánh phương tế các đường khu | 7.6 |
| Other area | ||
| Zona do Aterro de Cotai | Lộ 氹 điền hải khu | 6.0 |
| Universidade de Macau(Ilha de Montanha (Hengqin)campus) | Úc môn đại học ( hoành cầm giáo khu ) | 1.0 |
| Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone A | Tân thành A khu | 1.4 |
| Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau (the southern part of the reclaimed island at the western end of theHong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge)[3] |
Cảng châu úc đại kiều châu úc khẩu ngạn | 0.7 |
The parishes of Nossa Senhora do Carmo and São Francisco Xavier are coterminous with the natural borders of the islands ofTaipaandColoane,respectively.
Former municipalities
[edit]Each municipality was run by a municipal chamber (Portuguese:câmara municipal), with a supervising municipal assembly (Portuguese:assembleia municipal).
|
Municipality of Macau Concelho de Macau Úc môn thị(pinyin:Àomén Shì;Cantonese Yale:Oumùhn Síh) |
Coterminous with theMacau Peninsula. Its seat was also known asCidade do (Santo) Nome de Deus de Macau(= City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, full motto:Cidade do (Santo) Nome de Deus de Macau, Não Há Outra Mais Leal,lit. City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, None Is More Loyal) |
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Municipality of Ilhas Concelho das Ilhas Hải đảo thị(pinyin:Hǎidǎo Shì;Cantonese Yale:Hóidóu Síh;) |
Coterminous with the islands ofTaipaandColoane. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Situação Geográfica de Macau dscc.gov.mo
- ^"Area of parishes".Cartography and Cadastre Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2018.Retrieved7 February2019.
- ^Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau sob jurisdição da RAEM
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Note:The civil parishes are purely symbolic. There are currently no political administrative subdivisions in Macau, and instead, theMunicipal Affairs Bureauhandles some of the functions formerly handled by the abolished municipalities, the former had replaced the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau that was formed in 2002. | ||||||
