Municipality of Macau
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The Municipality of Macau (Template:Langx) was one of two municipalities of Macau, along with the Municipality of Ilhas.
Governance
Its bodies were the municipal council (Câmara Municipal de Macau) and the municipal assembly (Assembleia Municipal de Macau) (Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória and Assembleia Municipal de Macau Provisória after December 20, 1999). The two municipalities were replaced by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais) in 2001.
History
In 1513, Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta, in the Shenzhen area, which he called Tamão. A Portuguese settlement was started there. By 1535 traders were allowed to anchor their ships in the harbour. In 1887, the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking was signed, allowing "the perpetual occupation and government of Macau by Portugal".[1]
According to National Geographic, "Macau may never have existed if not for Tamão" where the Portuguese learned "how China, the Pearl River Delta, and the South China Sea worked". The settlement and Jorge Álvares "kickstarted a chain of events that ultimately spawned Macau". A large stone sculpture of Álvares stands in downtown Macau.[2]
Freguesias
| Freguesia / Parish | 2013 Area (km2)[3] | 2013 Population[4] | Density (/km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fatima.PNG | Nossa Senhora de Fátima (花地瑪) | 3.2 | 237,500 | 74,218 |
| File:Freguesia de Santo Antonio.PNG | Santo António (花王 / 聖安多尼) | 1.1 | 129,800 | 118,000 |
| File:Freguesia de Sao Lazaro.PNG | São Lázaro (望德) | 0.6 | 33,100 | 55,166 |
| File:Freguesia da Se.PNG | Sé (大) | 3.4 | 52,200 | 15,352 |
| File:Freguesia de Sao Lourenco.PNG | São Lourenço (風順 / 聖老愣佐) | 1.0 | 51,700 | 51,700 |
Demographics
The population of the Macau Peninsula has been increasing rapidly for decades, particularly since the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China. With 45,675 inhabitants/km2, Macau has one of the highest population densities of any urban area.
| 1981 | 238.413 |
| 1991 | 342.548 |
| 1996 | 390.928 |
| 2001 | 388.647 |
| 2006 | 433.730 |
| 2011 | 469.009 |
| 2016 | 520.166 |
| 2017[5] | 520.700 |
See also
References
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External links
- Law No. 17/2001 - Creation of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (in Chinese) (in Portuguese) - Dissolution of the Câmaras Municipal and Assembleias Municipal, and Establishment of Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais
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