Taipa Island
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Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Taipa) 嘉模堂區（氹仔） Our Lady of Carmel |
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| Freguesia | |
Macau International Airport
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 Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Macau |
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| Coordinates: 22°9′35″N 113°33′34″E / 22.15972°N 113.55944°ECoordinates: 22°9′35″N 113°33′34″E / 22.15972°N 113.55944°E | |
| Country | Macau |
| Region | Municipality of das Ilhas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 92,200 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Macau Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 氹仔島 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 氹仔岛 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Táhmjái Dóu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Ilha da Taipa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dàngzǎi Dǎo |
| IPA | [tâŋtsài tàu] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Táhmjái Dóu |
| IPA | [tɐ̬mtsɐ̌i tǒu] |
| Jyutping | Tam5zai2 Dou2 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | tiap á tó |
| Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嘉模堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 嘉模堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gā'mòuhtòhng Kēui | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāmú Tángqū |
| IPA | [tɕjámǔ tʰǎŋtɕʰý] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gā'mòuhtòhng Kēui |
| IPA | [káː.mȍu̯.tʰɔ̏ːŋ kʰɵ́y̯] |
| Jyutping | Gaa1mou4tong4 Koei1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Ka-bô Tông-khu |
Taipa is an island in Macau, presently united by an artificial landfill to the island of Coloane. Administratively, Taipa constitutes a freguesia (civil parish) named Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
Taipa is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) from Macau Peninsula and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Macau Jockey Club and Macau Stadium are situated in Taipa.
Most Chinese settlement of Taipa occurred during the Southern Song Dynasty, while the Portuguese occupied the island in 1851. Prior to land reclamation, Taipa consisted of two islands: Greater Taipa and Lesser Taipa.
The 159.1-metre (522.0-foot) Big Taipa Hill (大氹山) is to the east, and Small Taipa Hill (小氹山) to the west. Central Taipa is a plain as a result of siltation and land reclamation. Initially Taipa was connected to Coloane Island only by the Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路); but the area called Cotai, built on reclaimed land from 2004 and which is home to mega-resorts, casinos, and convention and exhibition centers, has now connected the two islands into one piece of land. Taipa is connected to peninsular Macau by Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, Friendship Bridge and the Sai Van Bridge.
Taipa is predominantly a growing residential area with many new apartment complexes, mostly up-scale, under construction as of 2006[update]. As a new town of Macau, Taipa has better city planning than Macau Peninsula; however, many people choose to live in Macau Peninsula since most of the famous schools are located there.
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