Cathedral Parish

Cathedral Parish

Cathedral Parish (zh-tp|t=大堂區|p=Dà Tángqū; _pt. Freguesia da Catedral) is a southeast region of Macau Peninsula in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of China. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau (after Our Lady Fatima Parish).

* Area: 1.43 km² (21% of the peninsula)
* Population: 29,000 (least populated region on the peninsula)
* Population density: 20,881 persons per km² (the least on the peninsula)Fact|date=December 2007

Its western part is the historic financial centre of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District (南灣中心商業區) is in south-central part of the district. All of the banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here.

Quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels are mostly located in this district. High-rise buildings are located on the eastern part, which was reclaimed from sea. And the eastern edge is the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.

ee also

*Hotel Lisboa
*Banco da China Building
*Alameda Doutor Carlos D'Assumpção
*Avenida Doutor Sun Yat Sen
*Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho
*Edificio Assembleia Legislative
*Edificio does Tribunals
*Macau Tower
*Nam Van, Lagos de Nam Van
*Lagos Sai Van
*Centro Cultural de Macau
*Doca dos Pescadores
*Terminal Maritimo e Heliporto
*Avenida Almeida Ribeiro
*Largo do Senado
*Golden Lotus Square

External links

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


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