Hengqin

Hengqin
橫琴(镇)新区
Ilha da Montanha
Hengqin Town / Hengqin New Area
Hengqin
Hengqin
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Coordinates: 22°07′12″N 113°30′36″E / 22.1200°N 113.5101°E / 22.1200; 113.5101
CountryPeople's Republic of China
City/SARZhuhai / Macau (leased lands)
Area
 • Total106.46 km2 (41.10 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,300
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard / Macau Standard)
WebsiteHengqin.gov.cn
Hengqin
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese横琴新区
Traditional Chinese橫琴新區
Literal meaningHorizontal Qin New Area
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngqín Xīn Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaang4 kam4 san1 keoi1
IPA[wȁːŋ kʰɐ̏m]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese横琴岛
Traditional Chinese橫琴島
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngqín Dǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaang4 kam4 dou2
Portuguese name
PortugueseNova Área da Ilha da Montanha/Nova Área de Hengqin

Hengqin (simplified Chinese: 横琴岛; traditional Chinese: 橫琴島, Portuguese: Ilha da Montanha[1][2]) is an island that lies mostly in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It has a population of about 3,000. Parts of Hengqin are leased to Macau by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, starting from 2009, mostly to house the new campus of the University of Macau. In the leased parts of the island, Macau law applies.

The whole island is designated a special economic district, as the Hengqin New Area, similar to Binhai New Area in Tianjin and Pudong New Area in Shanghai.

  1. ^ "Aviso do Chefe do Executivo n.º 19/2009". Imprensa Oficial. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ Lusa (July 31, 2020). "Macau defende que Ilha da Montanha deve ser projeto pioneiro na Grande Baía". Retrieved 10 August 2023.