Macau

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Macau

Total population

622,567

Coordinates22.19°, 113.54°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of China. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between Taipa and Coloane, and several smaller islets. It borders Zhuhai to the north and west, and it lies west of Hong Kong, separated by the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about 720,000 people and a land area of 32.9 square kilometres (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Macau

• Camp Thorel
  4775.7 mi away
• Moka
  4782.3 mi away
• Rock Port
  7724.7 mi away
• Quitman
  7738.5 mi away
• Pickering
  7739.8 mi away
• Sheridan
  7741.3 mi away
• Skidmore
  7743.7 mi away
• Maryville
  7745.6 mi away · pop. 10,428
• Maitland
  7748.9 mi away · pop. 385
• Bigelow
  7749.1 mi away
• Conception Junction
  7754.6 mi away
• Clyde
  7755.3 mi away · pop. 39

Browse all places in Macau →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Macau

Património arquitectónico Macau

Francisco Figueira · 1988

Postais antigos, Macau

João M. Loureiro · 2005

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Macau, Macau

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Macau, Macau

Philip M. Parker · 2006

The red pole of Macau

Hamilton, Ian · 2012

Macau Travel Guide : Explore the Country of Poker and Baccarat - Macau

Mcneal QYTERIA · 2021

Macau

Daniel Carney · 1985

Hong Kong and Macau

Jules Brown · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-09-27

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Seen 2026-09-27

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-26

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum pruinosum

Seen 2026-09-26

Blue Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum glaucum

Seen 2026-09-26

Brown-backed Red Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum chrysis

Seen 2026-09-26

Saddlebag Glider

Tramea virginia

Seen 2026-09-26

Common Mime Swallowtail

Papilio clytia

Seen 2026-09-26

Indian Red Admiral

Vanessa indica

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).