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Do not fill this in! == Geography == {{Main|Geography of Macau}} {{Hidden begin |titlestyle = background:#2E8B57;color:white; |title = Map of the Pearl River Delta }} {|class="wikitable sortable" |colspan=9 |{{Location map+ |Guangdong |width=1000 |position=center | places= {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=07|lon_deg=113|lon_min=15|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Guangzhou]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=33|lon_deg=114|lon_min=06|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Shenzhen]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=16|lon_deg=114|lon_min=09|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Hong Kong]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=03|lon_deg=113|lon_min=43|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Dongguan]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=01|lon_deg=113|lon_min=07|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Foshan]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=35|lon_deg=113|lon_min=04|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Jiangmen]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=06|lon_deg=114|lon_min=24|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Huizhou]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=31|lon_deg=113|lon_min=21|background=skyblue|position=bottom|label=<small>'''[[Zhongshan]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=16|lon_deg=113|lon_min=34|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Zhuhai]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=11|lon_deg=113|lon_min=33|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''Macau'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=03|lon_deg=112|lon_min=27|background=skyblue|position=right|label=<small>'''[[Zhaoqing]]'''</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=11|lon_deg=112|lon_min=18|background=skyblue|position=right|mark=Cyan pog.svg|label=<small>[[Enping]]</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=40|lon_deg=112|lon_min=45|background=skyblue|position=right|mark=Cyan pog.svg|label=<small>[[Heshan, Guangdong|Heshan]]</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=22|lat_min=22|lon_deg=112|lon_min=41|background=skyblue|position=right|mark=Cyan pog.svg|label=<small>[[Kaiping]]</small>}} {{Location map~ |Guangdong |lat_deg=23|lat_min=21|lon_deg=112|lon_min=41|background=skyblue|position=right|mark=Cyan pog.svg|label=<small>[[Sihui]]</small>}} }} |} {{Hidden end}} [[File:Aerial view of Macau at night.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Macau Peninsula]] [[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-nf49-8.jpg|thumb|A 1954 map of the [[Zhongshan]] region. Macau is located at the bottom-right of the region.]] [[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-nf49-8-back.jpg|thumb|Map of Macau]] Macau is located on China's southern coast, {{cvt|60|km|mi}} west of [[Hong Kong]], on the western side of the [[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] estuary. It is surrounded by the [[South China Sea]] in the east and south, and neighbours the Guangdong city of [[Zhuhai]] to the west and north.<ref name="MokHoi202">{{harvnb|Mok|Hoi|2005|p=202}}.</ref> The territory consists of [[Macau Peninsula]], [[Taipa]], and [[Coloane]].<ref>{{harvnb|Huang|Ho|Du|2011|p=354}}.</ref> A {{cvt|1|km2|sqmi}} parcel of land in neighbouring [[Hengqin]] island that hosts the [[University of Macau]] also falls under the regional government's jurisdiction.<ref name="ShengGuP76" /> The territory's highest point is [[Coloane Alto]], {{cvt|170.6|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref name="parishes" /> Urban development is concentrated on peninsular Macau, where most of the population lives.<ref>{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|p=10}}.</ref> The peninsula was originally a separate island with hilly terrain, which gradually became a [[tombolo]] as a connecting sandbar formed over time. Both natural sedimentation and [[land reclamation]] expanded the area enough to support urban growth.<ref>{{harvnb|Sheng|Tang|Grydehøj|2017|pp=202–203}}.</ref> Macau has tripled its land area in the last century, increasing from {{cvt|10.28|km2|sqmi}} in the late 19th century<ref name="LandReclamation" /> to {{cvt|32.9|km2|sqmi}} in 2018.<ref name="parishes" /> [[Cotai]], the area of reclaimed land connecting Taipa and Coloane, contains many of the newer casinos and resorts established after 1999.<ref name="ShengGuP7778" /> The region's jurisdiction over the surrounding sea was greatly expanded in 2015, when it was granted an additional {{cvt|85|km2|sqmi}} of maritime territory by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]].<ref>{{harvnb|Mok|Ng|2015}}.</ref> Further reclamation is currently underway to develop parts of the [[Macau New Urban Zone]].<ref>{{harvnb|Beitler|2019}}.</ref> The territory also has control over part of an artificial island to maintain a [[border checkpoint]] for the [[Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge]].<ref name="parishes" /><ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.dsat.gov.mo/hzmb/mac_area_info.aspx |title=Instalações do posto fronteiriço |publisher=Transport Bureau |language=pt |trans-title=Border Facilities |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215155846/http://www.dsat.gov.mo/hzmb/mac_area_info.aspx |archive-date=15 February 2019 |url-status=live}} </ref> === Climate === Despite being located south of the [[Tropic of Cancer]], Macau has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa''), characteristic of southern China. The territory is dual season dominant – summer (May to September) and winter (November to February) are the longest seasons, while spring (March and April) and autumn (October) are relatively brief periods.<ref name="MokHoi202" /> The [[East Asian Monsoon|summer monsoon]] brings warm and humid air from the sea, with the most frequent rainfall occurring during the season. [[Typhoon]]s also occur most often then, bringing significant spikes in rainfall. During the winter, northern winds from the continent bring dry air and much less rainfall.<ref>{{harvnb|Mok|Hoi|2005|p=220}}.</ref> The highest and lowest temperatures recorded at the [[Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau]] are {{cvt|38.9|°C|°F|1}} on both 2 July 1930 and 6 July 1930 and {{cvt|-1.8|°C|°F|1}} on 26 January 1948.<ref name = macaoclimate/> {{Macau weatherbox|collapsed=Y}} {{Panorama |image=File:Macau Peninsula Wikivoyage banner.jpg |height=220px |caption={{center|The Macau Peninsula skyline, viewed from Taipa}}}} {{Panorama |image=File:Macau banner.jpg |height=180px |caption={{center|View of the Macau Old City}}}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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