Municipalities and parishes of Macau

By the end of Portuguese rule, Macau was administratively divided into two municipalities: Macau and Ilhas, and seven civil parishes (). Parishes were administrative subdivisions of the municipalities.

After the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China, municipalities were formally abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001.Lei n.º 17/2001 - Extinção dos municípios provisórios e dissolução dos órgãos municipais provisórios - RAEM Since the abolition of the municipalities, parishes are still officially recognized divisions but for symbolic reasons only, while some of the municipal services are now handled by the Municipal Affairs Bureau.

Parishes Prior to the dissolution of the municipalities in 2001, the first five parishes listed in the table below fell under the Municipality of Macau while the remaining two fell under the Municipality of Ilhas, totalling to seven parishes.Situação Geográfica de Macau dscc.gov.mo The parishes of Nossa Senhora do Carmo and São Francisco Xavier are coterminous with the natural borders of the islands of Taipa and Coloane, respectively.

Parish / Area Chinese Area(km2)Direccao dos Servicos de Cartografia e Cadastro - dscc.gov.mo Parish Nossa Senhora de Fátima 3.2 Santo António 1.1 São Lázaro 0.6 Sé 3.4 São Lourenço 1.0 Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Taipa) 7.9 São Francisco Xavier (Coloane) 7.6 Other area Cotai 6.1 Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone A 1.4 (the southern part of the reclaimed island at the western end of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge)Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau sob jurisdição da RAEM 0.7 Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone C 0.3 Universidade de Macau (Ilha de Montanha (Hengqin) campus) 1.0 Total land area 34.3 Territorial watersRAEM passa a ter sob a sua jurisdição 85Km2 de áreas marítimas 85 Total Macau SAR 119.3

Former municipalities Each municipality was run by a municipal chamber (), with a supervising municipal assembly ().

Municipality of Macau Coterminous with the Macau Peninsula. Its seat was also known as (= City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, full motto: , lit. City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, None Is More Loyal) Municipality of Ilhas Coterminous with the islands of Taipa and Coloane.

Municipalities and parishes of Macau

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