Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nossa Senhora do Carmo
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh|嘉模堂區}}}}
| other_name = Our Lady of Carmel
| settlement_type = Freguesia
| image_map = Taipa 2015.png
| mapsize = 250x250px
| map_caption = Area of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
| coordinates = {{coord|22|9|35|N|113|33|34|E|type:landmark_scale:25000|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flag|People's Republic of China}}
| subdivision_type2 = Sovereign state
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Macau}} (special administrative region)
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of Municipal Council of Ilhas.svg|image_size=22px|pos=left|caption=Flag of the Concelho das Ilhas}} Concelho das Ilhas
| subdivision_type = Concelho
| area_total_km2 = 7.9
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 102,759
| population =
| population_as_of = 2016{{outdated inline|date=May 2024}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = Macau Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website =
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
| showflag = yj
| por = Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
| t = 嘉模堂區
| y = Gā'mòuh Tòhng Kēui
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|g|aa|1|.|m|ou|4|.|t|ong|4|-|k|eoi|1}}
| j = Gaa1mou4 Tong4 Koei1
| poj = Ka-bô Tông-khu
| s = 嘉模堂区
| p = Jiāmú Tángqū
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|j|ia|1|m|u|2|-|t|ang|2|qü|1}}
}}
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a civil parish (freguesia) in the Macao Special Administrative Region. The major part of the freguesia is located in Taipa but it runs through to Hengqin Island in mainland China. The freguesia is named after the Our Lady of Carmel Church. It is the largest freguesia in Macau with an area of {{convert|7.9|sqkm}}.{{cite web |author1=Macao Special Administrative Region Cartography and Cadastre Bureau |title=Geographical location/Parishes |url=https://www.dscc.gov.mo/en/geographical_location.html |accessdate=22 June 2020}}
History and geography
File:Ilha Kai Kiong.JPG is now a part of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.]]File:University of Macau New Campus 01.JPG is on Hengqin (Ilha da Montanha) of China, but it is also a part of the freguesia.]]It is a common misconception that Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo equals Taipa.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} When Macau was still under the colonial rule of Portugal, there were no freguesias defined on the islands of Taipa and Coloane by the Portuguese Macau government, but the Diocese of Macau established the Paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish), covering Taipa Island.{{cite journal |author1=Chan, Chan U |title=As freguesias de Macau — Uma discussão sobre a viabilidade da divisão geográfica para os Centros de Prestação de Serviços ao Público |journal=Revista de Administração Pública de Macau |date=March 2008 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=137–139 |url=https://www.safp.gov.mo/safppt/magazines/WCM_003554 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |publisher=Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau |location=Macau |language=pt}} The delineation of the freguesia is later adopted by the government from the name of the existing parish. Several reclamations were carried out along the coast of Taipa Island through different periods; the freguesia now not just only includes the area of Taipa, but is further expanded to an island called {{interlanguage link|Ilha Kai Kiong|zh|一粒米|ceb|Ilhéu Kai-Kiong}}, which houses the control tower of Macau International Airport. In 2013, the University of Macau was moved from Taipa to a new campus on Hengqin ({{langx|pt|Ilha da Montanha}}). The campus area applies Macau Law and is included in the freguesia,{{cite journal |author1=Macao Special Administrative Region Printing Bureau |title=Avisos e anúncios oficiais |journal=Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau |date=14 August 2013 |volume=33 |issue=2 |url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2013/33/avisosoficiais.asp?#iacm4 |language=pt}} yet the island {{clarify span|is owned by|date=May 2024}} Zhuhai.
The southern boundary of the freguesia is the road of Estrada da Baía de Nossa Senhora da Esperança, the reclaimed land south of the road, although commonly treated as a part of Taipa, belongs to Zona do Aterro de Cotai and it does not belong to any part of Macau's freguesia.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.catholic.org.mo Official site of the Catholic Diocese of Macau]
{{Taipa}}
{{Macau Freguesias}}