The Municipality of Macau ( Portuguese : Concelho de Macau ) was one of two municipalities of Macau , along with the Municipality of Ilhas .
12-568: Sé is a southeast civil parish in the Macau Peninsula of Macau . It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima . The parish area is named for the Igreja da Sé . This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau , one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following
24-657: Is categorized by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau as a public secondary school program. It is located on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Edifício Centro Hotline ( 獲多利中心 ). The conservatory's theater school is also in Sé, within the Edificio Jardim San On ( 新安花園 ). Previously the nursery/primary campus of Macau Baptist College [ zh ] (MBC; Escola Cham Son de Macau ; 澳門浸信中學)
36-652: Is in Sé. The Macau government also operates the Centro de Saúde Porto Interior ( 海傍區衛生中心 ) in Hoi Pong Koi. Macao Polytechnic University in Sé provides tertiary education. Prior to 1998 the school's central building was used as the Liceu de Macau , a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school. The sole public school currently in operation in Sé is the Macao Conservatory School of Dance, as it
48-819: The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais) in 2001. In 1513, Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta , in the Shenzhen area, which he called Tamão . A Portuguese settlement was started there. By 1535 traders were allowed to anchor their ships in the harbour. In 1887, the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking was signed, allowing "the perpetual occupation and government of Macau by Portugal". According to National Geographic , "Macau may never have existed if not for Tamão" where
60-554: The 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Its western part is the historic financial center of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District ( 南灣中心商業區 ) is in the south-central part of the district. All banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here. There are numerous quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels in this district. High-rise buildings exist on
72-774: The Portuguese learned "how China, the Pearl River Delta, and the South China Sea worked". The settlement and Jorge Álvares "kickstarted a chain of events that ultimately spawned Macau". A large stone sculpture of Álvares stands in downtown Macau. The population of the Macau Peninsula has been increasing rapidly for decades, particularly since the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China . With 45,675 inhabitants/km , Macau has one of
84-471: The dissolution of the municipalities in 2001, the first five parishes listed in the table below fell under the Municipality of Macau while the remaining two fell under the Municipality of Ilhas , totalling to seven parishes. The parishes of Nossa Senhora do Carmo and São Francisco Xavier are coterminous with the natural borders of the islands of Taipa and Coloane , respectively. Each municipality
96-821: The eastern ZAPE and NAPE zone, which was reclaimed from the sea, with a ferry terminal located on the eastern edge of the parish. Macau government: PRC Central Government: Diplomatic missions: Within the parish is the Edifício CNAC ( 中航大廈 ; zung1 hong4 daai6 haa6 ), the head office of Air Macau . Previously the Air Macau head office was in the Edifício Tai Wah ( 大華大廈 ) in Sé. O Clarim has its head office in Edf. Ngan Fai ( 銀輝大廈 ) in Sé. Ponto Final has its head office at Travessa do Bispo, nº1. Macau's public hospital, Conde S. Januário Hospital ,
108-451: The end of Portuguese rule , Macau was administratively divided into two municipalities ( Portuguese : concelhos ) and seven civil parishes ( freguesias ). Parishes were administrative subdivisions of the municipalities. After the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China, parishes are still officially recognized divisions but for symbolic reasons only. Parishes were formerly administrative divisions falling under
120-508: The former two municipalities of Macau: Macau and Ilhas . Following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty, these municipalities were formally abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Since the abolition of the municipalities, some of the municipal services are now handled by the Municipal Affairs Bureau . Prior to
132-930: Was located in Sé. The original campus (NAPE1) of the University of Saint Joseph is in Sé. The main campus of the Macau Polytechnic University is also located in Sé. The parish is home the Macao Public Library system's Library in Ho Yin Garden ( Biblioteca do Jardim Comendador Ho Yin , 何賢公園圖書館 ). The library, a 368-square-metre (3,960 sq ft) two story facility, first opened in 1993. It reopened on 10 February 2009 after it had been temporarily closed in 2005 for NAPE renovations. 22°11′27″N 113°32′50″E / 22.1909°N 113.5473°E / 22.1909; 113.5473 Freguesia (Macau) By
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#1732775794981144-439: Was run by a municipal chamber ( câmara municipal ), with a supervising municipal assembly ( assembleia municipal ). Municipality of Macau Its bodies were the municipal council ( Câmara Municipal de Macau ) and the municipal assembly ( Assembleia Municipal de Macau ) ( Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória and Assembleia Municipal de Macau Provisória after December 20, 1999). The two municipalities were replaced by
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