Macau Peninsula

Macau Peninsula is the oldest and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 km² (4 x 1.8) and is geographically connected to Guandong province, at the northeast, through an isthmus 200-metre wide. The peninsula, together with the city centre of Zhuhai, sits on an island separated from the continent by distributaries of the Pearl River. The Border Gate (Chinese: 關閘;Portuguese: Portas do Cerco) was built on the northern isthmus. At the south, the peninsula is connected to Taipa Island by three bridges. The longest axis (4-kilometre) extends from the Border Gate to the southwestern edge, Barra (媽閣嘴). There is a western Inner Harbour (內港), and an eastern Outer Harbour (外港). The 93-metre Guia Hill (松山) is the highest point on the peninsula, which is, on an average, 50 to 75 metres. Many coastal places are reclaimed from sea.

The peninsula corresponds to the historical Concelho de Macau, which is divided into five regions, nominally parishes, with no authority: