City

Macau

Eastern Asia

A special administrative region of China consisting of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between them, and several smaller islets, bordering Zhuhai to the north and west and lying west of Hong Kong across the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about 720,000 people in a land area of 32.9 square kilometers, it is the most densely populated region in the world.

Facts

Population

712,651 1

Area (sq km)

119.3 1

Total jurisdictional area including 85 km2 of maritime waters newly placed under Macau administration in 2025 (71.25 percent of the total is now water per the same infobox); land area alone is 32.9 km2.

Founding Year

1557 1

Marks the start of the Portuguese lease and trading settlement at Macau per the infobox established_date (Portuguese lease) field, not a claim about a specific founding ceremony or the area pre-colonial habitation.

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Elevation (m)

22 2

Latitude

22.19 degrees north 1

Longitude

113.54 degrees east 1

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Origin Of

Galinha à africana

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Source Galinha à africana (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

Quote, Lead paragraph

African chicken (traditional Chinese: 非洲雞; simplified Chinese: 非洲鸡), also known as galinha à africana (Portuguese: [ɡɐˈlĩɲaafɾiˈkɐ̃nɐ], is a Macanese chicken dish.

Macanese Cuisine

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Source Macanese Cuisine (Wikipedia)