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Macau is located on the south-eastern
coast of China, at latitude 22¡ã14' North and
longitude 113¡ã35' East. The territory comprises
a peninsula and two islands in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong
Province. Some 60 kms to the east-northeast, across the mouth
of the river, is Hong Kong, an important financial and trading
centre.
The city of Macau is built on the peninsula; two bridges of
2.5kms and 4.5kms respectively link it to its nearest island
of Taipa, which in turn is joined to Coloane by a 2.2 km-long
causeway. At the extreme northern end of the peninsula, on
a narrow isthmus, is the imposing gateway (Portas. do Cerco,
or Border Gate), which leads to the Zhuhai and Zhongshan areas
of China. Coloane is also connected fo Zhuhai City by the
newly opened Lotus Bridge.
Source: Macau
Government Tourist Office
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