Santo António, Macau

Santo António
花王堂區
Saint Anthony
Freguesia
Ruins of St. Paul's

Freguesia de Santo António in Macau
Country Macau
Region Municipality of Macau
Area
 • Total 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 129,800
 • Density 120,000/km2 (310,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Macau Standard)
Freguesia de Santo António
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 聖安多尼堂區
Simplified Chinese 圣安多尼堂区
Hanyu Pinyin Shèng'ānduōní Tángqū
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese 花王堂區
Simplified Chinese 花王堂区
Hanyu Pinyin Huāwáng Tángqū
Literal meaning the gardener's parish
Portuguese name
Portuguese Freguesia de Santo António

Freguesia de Santo António is a freguesia on the western portion of the Macau Peninsula. It has the highest population density in Macau (98,776 persons per km²). The entire area is reclaimed from the sea.

It is north of Freguesia da Sé, south of Freguesia de N. Sra. de Fátima, west of Freguesia de S. Lázaro, and east of Inner Harbour.

Population statistics as of 2006:

  • Area: 1.1. km² (16.4% of the peninsula)
  • Population: 109,000 (31.7% of the peninsular population)

It includes:

  • Sha Gong (沙崗)
  • San Kio (新橋)
  • Patane (沙梨頭)

Hotels

Healthcare

The parish houses a private hospital, Kiang Wu Hospital.[1]

The Macau government operates the Centro de Saúde Macau Norte (筷子基衛生中心) in Bairro Fai Chi Kei.[2]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

All primary and secondary schools in Santo António are private.

In the tuition-free school network:
  • Colégio Mateus Ricci: One secondary campus and one primary/kindergarten campus[3][4]
  • Sacred Heart Canossian College[5] (Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Jesus; 嘉諾撒聖心中學) - Preschool through secondary school[6]
  • Sacred Heart Canossian College English section - Primary and secondary school[7]
  • Hou Kong Middle School Macau (Escola Hou Kong; 濠江中學) kindergarten and primary school campuses[8]
  • Escola Shá Lei Tau Cham Son (沙梨頭浸信學校) - Preschool and primary school[9]
  • Saint John de Brito School[10] (Escola São João de Brito; 庇道學校) - Primary and secondary school[11]
  • Tong Nam School[12] (Escola Tong Nam; 東南學校) - Preschool through senior high school[13]
  • Escola da Sagrada Família (聖家學校) - Preschool and primary school[14]
  • The Workers' Children High School[15] (Escola para Filhos e Irmãos dos Operários; 勞工子弟學校) - Santo António - Operated by the Union for Development (Associação Geral dos Operarios de Macau)[16]
Not in the tuition-free network:

Former schools:

Tuition-free network:

Public libraries

Patane Library
Red Market Library

Macao Public Library operates three two branches in the parish:[20]

  • Patane Library (Biblioteca do Patane; 沙梨頭圖書館)
    • It occupies seven buildings first built in the 1930s and renovated by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau. The library itself opened on 9 December 2016.[20]
  • Red Market Library (Biblioteca do Mercado Vermelho; 紅街市圖書館)
    • It occupies 260 square metres (2,800 sq ft) in a former post office. It first opened on 24 July 2012.[20]
  • Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Luis de Camões Garden (Biblioteca de Wong Ieng Kuan no Jardim Luis de Camões; 白鴿巢公園黃營均圖書館)
    • It is in a 675-square-metre (7,270 sq ft) two story facility and first opened in 1999. It is one of several libraries built with funding by Wong Ieng Kuan (黃營均), a Chinese Peruvian.[20]

Tourist attractions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Home. Kiang Wu Hospital. Retrieved on April 21, 2018. "地址：鏡湖醫院位於澳門連勝街" (Estr. de Coelho do Amaral)
  2. ↑ "Contacte-Nos." Macau Health Bureau. Retrieved on April 21, 2018. "Centro de Saúde Macau Norte (Bairro Fai Chi Kei) Estrada Marginal de Patane, Macau" Chinese version: "筷子基衛生中心 澳門沙梨頭海邊大馬路929號"
  3. ↑ "Home page". Colégio Mateus Ricci. Retrieved April 9, 2017. 中學部:澳門大三巴巷一號A[...]幼初小部:白鴿巢前地4號
  4. ↑ "School detailed list ." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Colégio Mateus Ricci Travessa de S. Paulo, no.1A"
  5. ↑ Home. Sacred Heart Canossian College. Retrieved on April 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Jesus." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Avenida Coronel Mesquita, no.75, Macau" - Chinese profile: "澳門美副將大馬路75號"
  7. ↑ "Colégio do Sagrado Coração de Jesus - Secção Inglesa." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Avenida Ouvidor Arriaga, no.86" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 雅廉訪大馬路86號"
  8. ↑ 濠江中學各校部通訊. Hou Kong Middle School Macau. Retrieved April 11, 2017. "小學 地址:亞豐素雅布基街25-27號" and "幼稚園 地址:鏡湖馬路73-75號" (73-75 Estr. do Repouso)
  9. ↑ "Escola Shá Lei Tau Cham Son." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Rua Ribeira do Patane, no.169S" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 沙梨頭海邊街169號S"
  10. ↑ Home. Saint John de Brito School. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Escola São João de Brito." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua Pedro Coutinho, no.118" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 高地烏街118號"
  12. ↑ "0003.jpg." Tong Nam School. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Escola Tong Nam." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua do Almirante Costa Cabral, no.138" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 賈伯樂提督街138號"
  14. ↑ "Escola da Sagrada Família." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Rua de Bráz da Rosa, no.15" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 新橋羅白沙街十五號"
  15. ↑ Home. The Workers' Children High School. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Escola para Filhos e Irmãos dos Operários." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua 2 do Bairro de Concórdia no.163" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 和樂坊第二街163號"
  17. ↑ Home. Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College Branch. Retrieved on April 9, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Colégio Perpétuo Socorro Chan Sui Ki - Sucursal." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Travessa dos Bombeiros, no.9G" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 消防隊巷九號G"
  19. ↑ "Escola do Santíssimo Rosário." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Largo da Companhia, No. 14, Macau" Chinese profile: "學校地址: 老人院前地14號"
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Branch Libraries." Macao Public Library. Retrieved on April 16, 2017. Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese

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