Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a civil parish in Macao Special Administrative Region. The major part of the freguesia is located in Taipa but it runs through to Hengqin Island in mainland China. The freguesia is named after the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. It is the largest freguesia in Macau with an area of 7.9 square kilometers.[1]

Nossa Senhora do Carmo
嘉模堂區
Our Lady of Carmel
Freguesia
Area of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Area of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Coordinates: 22°9′35″N 113°33′34″E
Country China
Special administrative region Macau
Area
 • Total7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total102,759
 • Density13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Macau Standard)
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese嘉模堂區
Simplified Chinese嘉模堂区
JyutpingGaa1mou4tong4 Koei1
Portuguese name
PortugueseFreguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

History and Geography
Formerly an isolated island, Ilha Kai Kiong is now a part of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
The new campus of University of Macau is on Hengqin (Ilha da Montanha) of China, but it is also a part of the freguesia.

It is a common misconception that Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo equals Taipa. When Macau was still under the colonial rule of Portugal, there were no freguesias defined on the islands of Taipa and Coloane by the Portuguese Macau government, but the Diocese of Macau established the Paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish), covering Taipa Island.[2] The delineation of the freguesia is later adopted by the government from the name of the existing parish. Several reclamations were carried out along the coast of Taipa Island through different periods; the freguesia now not just only includes the area of Taipa, but is further expanded to an island called Ilha Kai Kiong, which houses the control tower of Macau International Airport. In 2013, the University of Macau was moved from Taipa to a new campus on Hengqin (Portuguese: Ilha da Montanha). The campus area applies Macau Law and is included in the freguesia, yet the island is owned by Zhuhai.[3]

The road Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança (left in the photo) marks the southern boundary of the Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.

The southern boundary of the freguesia is the road of Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança, the reclaimed land south of the road, although commonly treated as a part of Taipa, belongs to Zona do Aterro de Cotai and it does not belong to any part of Macau's freguesia.

See also

References
  1. Macao Special Administrative Region Cartography and Cadastre Bureau. "Geographical location/Parishes". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. Chan, Chan U (March 2008). "As freguesias de Macau — Uma discussão sobre a viabilidade da divisão geográfica para os Centros de Prestação de Serviços ao Público". Revista de Administração Pública de Macau (in Portuguese). Macau: Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau. 21 (1): 137–139. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Macao Special Administrative Region Printing Bureau (14 August 2013). "Avisos e anúncios oficiais". Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (in Portuguese). 33 (2).
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