Hengqin
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Hengqin 横琴新区 |
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Hengqin
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| Country | China |
| Region | Zhuhai / Macau (leased lands) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.46 km2 (41.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,300 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard / Macau Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.hengqin.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 横琴新区 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 橫琴新區 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Horizontal Qin New Area | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Nova Área da Ilha da Montanha/Nova Área de Hengqin | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Héngqín Xīn Qū |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| IPA | [wȁːŋ kʰɐ̏m] |
| Jyutping | waang4 kum4 san1 keoi1 |
Hengqin, sometimes known as Ilha de Montanha in Portuguese, is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and Special Economic Zone in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. It has a population of about 3,000. Parts of Hengqin are leased to Macau by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2009.
The whole island is designated a special economic district, as Hengqin New Area, similar to Binhai New Area in Tianjin and Pudong New Area in Shanghai.
Hengqin Island is adjacent to Taipa and Coloane of Macau with the Shisanmen Waterway in between, and is connected to Macau's Cotai via the Lotus Bridge. The island is the largest among the 146 islands of Zhuhai, being roughly three times the size of Macau. It has broad bays, sandy beaches, strangely shaped jagged rocks, beautiful scenery, fresh air, and natural vegetation cover.
Hengqin was formerly made up of two islands, Xiaohengqin (Portuguese: Dom João) and Dahengqin (Portuguese: Montanha), which were recently connected as a result of land reclamation. The reclaimed island is 96 km2 (37 sq mi) large.
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