Macau is located on the south-eastern coast of China, at latitude 22014' North and longitude 113035' 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.
The territory of Macau has a total area of 23.8 sq.km. The peninsula is 7.8 sq.km. including the Praia Grande reclamation project. Taipa island, is 6.2 sq.km. and Coloane 7.6 sq.km. and the reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane has 2.2 sq.km.
