St. Anthony Parish - Your Art History Reference Guide!

ArtHistoryClub Information Site on St. Anthony Parish Art History Art History Search        Art History Browse             News        Gallery        Forums        Articles        Weblinks        welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!

St. Anthony Parish

St. Anthony Parish (聖安多尼堂區 Pinyin: Sheng Anduoni Tangqu, or 花王堂區 Huawang; 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 kmē). The entire area is reclaimed from sea.

  • Area: 1.1. kmē (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.

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. See original document.
Art History Search | Art History Browse | Contact | Legal info