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What is the geographical location of Macao?

Macau is located on the west side of the Pearl River Delta along the southeast coast of China, and is connected to Gongbei, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province in the north. In the west, it faces Wanchai and Hengqin, both of which belong to Zhuhai, with latitude and longitude 2 1.33 north latitude and longitude 1 15.07 east longitude.

Macau is one of the two special administrative regions of People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island, Coloane Island and Luchao, with a total area of ***32.8 square kilometers and a population of more than 500,000, making it the region with the highest population density in the world.

3. The Ya nationality obtained the right of abode in Macao, 1887 12 1. Portugal and the Qing government signed the Draft Convention of the Sino-Portuguese Conference and the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Reconciliation and Trade, and formally occupied Macao through the formalities of diplomatic documents and turned it into a colony. 199965438+On February 20th, Macau became the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region.

After more than 400 years of European civilization and the integration of eastern and western cultures, Macao has become a unique city, leaving a large number of historical and cultural relics. On July, 2005 15, the historic district of Macau officially became a United Nations World Cultural Heritage [3].

Macao is an international free port, one of the regions with the highest population density in the world and one of the four largest gambling cities in the world. Its famous light industry, tourism, hotels and casinos have made Macao prosperous and become one of the most developed and affluent regions in the world.