St. Anthony Parish

St. Anthony Parish

St. Anthony Parish (Port. "Freguesia de Santo António") is a western region of the Macau Peninsula, in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, in the People's Republic of China. It has the highest population density in Macau (98,776 persons per km²). The entire area is reclaimed from sea.
* Area: 1.1. km² (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's (大三巴牌坊)
* The Great Cannon (大炮臺)

It is north of Cathedral Parish, south of Our Lady Fatima Parish, west of St. Lazarus Parish, and east of Inner Harbour.

ee also

* List of the most densely populated administrative units in the world

External links

* [http://www.dscc.gov.mo/port/detail/frequesi.htm Freguesias da RAEM]


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