Coloane Island
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São Francisco Xavier (Coloane) 聖方濟各堂區（路環） Saint Francis Xavier |
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| Freguesia | |
Avenida Cinco de Outubro along the west coast of Coloane
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 Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier in Macau |
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| Coordinates: 22°07′34″N 113°34′01″E / 22.12611°N 113.56694°ECoordinates: 22°07′34″N 113°34′01″E / 22.12611°N 113.56694°E | |
| Country | Macau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 9,300 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Macau Standard (UTC+8) |
Coloane, officially Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier, is one of the two main islands of the Macau. The island is located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa (氹仔), and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, China.
Coloane was known in Cantonese as Gau Ou Saan (九澳山 lit. "Nine-inlet Mountain" or transcribed in Portuguese as Ká-Hó) and Yim Jou Waan (鹽灶灣, lit. "Salt-stove Bay"). The Portuguese name "Coloane" is derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of Gwo Lou Waan (過路環, lit. "Passing-road Ring").
Coloane has an area of 8.07 km2 (3 sq mi), is 4 km (2 mi) long and is 5.6 km (3 mi) from the Macau Peninsula. The narrowest part of Coloane is 300 metres (980 ft). The highest points in Macau are eastern and central Coloane, with the highest point being the 170.6 metres (560 ft) Coloane Alto (Chinese: 疊石塘山; Cantonese Yale: Daahpsehk Tòhngsāan, Portuguese: Alto de Coloane).
In the past, Coloane was separated from Taipa by the Seac Pai Bay, which was crossed by a 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) causeway, the Estrada do Istmo, connecting Coloane to Taipa. However land reclamation has physically connected the two islands and a new town called Cotai has been built between Taipa and Coloane, which is home to the Cotai Strip and several other casinos under development.
The northern shore of the island is 4.5 metres (15 ft) deep, and is the site of the Macau Deepwater Port.
The eastern Hac Sa Beach (Chinese: 黑沙海灘; Cantonese Yale: Hāksā Hóitāan, Portuguese: Baía de Hác Sá) and the southern Cheoc Van Bay (Chinese: 竹灣; Cantonese Yale: Jūk wāan, Portuguese: Baía de Cheoc Van) are popular swimming beaches.
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