Taipa
Sign in to savethumb|Ponte de Amizade (Friendship Bridge) from the [[Macau Peninsula (left) to the Taipa Island (right), Macau]] Taipa (, ; , ) is an area in Macau, connected to Coloane through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Located on the northern half of the island, Taipa's population is mostly suburban. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are mostly coterminous with that of the former Taipa Island, except for a portion of the parish that lies on the island of Hengqin (Montanha), housing the campus of the
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taipa (Nossa Senhora do Carmo)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Area
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Taipa Building - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Taipa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- SAR
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Freguesia
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.9
- Settlement.population_total
- 112,051
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- Macau Standard
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +8
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Macau
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Macau
- Chinese.t
- 氹仔
- Chinese.s
- 氹仔
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- The names of Taipa
- Education
- Primary and secondary schools
- Colleges and universities
- Public library
- Infrastructures
- Transport
- Healthcare
- Tourism
- Religious
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Ponte de Amizade (Friendship Bridge) from the [[Macau Peninsula (left) to the Taipa Island (right), Macau]] Taipa (, ; , ) is an area in Macau, connected to Coloane through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Located on the northern half of the island, Taipa's population is mostly suburban. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are mostly coterminous with that of the former Taipa Island, except for a portion of the parish that lies on the island of Hengqin (Montanha), housing the campus of the University of Macau.
== Geography == Taipa is south of the Macau Peninsula and east of the island of Hengqin, which forms a part of the adjacent Chinese city of Zhuhai. The Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Macau Jockey Club and Macau Stadium are all located in Taipa. Area: Population: 112,051+ (2021)