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Taipa Island

Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Taipa)
嘉模堂區(氹仔)
Our Lady of Carmel
Freguesia
Macau International Airport
Macau International Airport
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Macau
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Macau
Coordinates: 22°9′35″N 113°33′34″E / 22.15972°N 113.55944°E / 22.15972; 113.55944Coordinates: 22°9′35″N 113°33′34″E / 22.15972°N 113.55944°E / 22.15972; 113.55944
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
Taipa Island
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 氹仔島
Simplified Chinese 氹仔岛
Cantonese Yale Táhmjái Dóu
Portuguese name
Portuguese Ilha da Taipa
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 嘉模堂區
Simplified Chinese 嘉模堂区
Cantonese Yale Gā'mòuhtòhng Kēui
Portuguese name
Portuguese Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

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. 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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