By the end of Portuguese rule, Macau was administratively divided into two municipalities (Portuguese: concelhos) and seven civil parishes (Portuguese: freguesias). Parishes were administrative subdivisions of the municipalities. After the 1999 handover to China, parishes are still officially recognized divisions but for symbolic reasons only.
Parishes were formerly administrative divisions falling under the former two municipalities of Macau: Macau and Ilhas. Following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China, these municipalities were formally abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Since the abolition of the municipalities, some of the municipal services are now handled by the Municipal Affairs Bureau.
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 7 parishes.[1]
Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau (The southern part of the reclaimed island at the western end of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge)[3]
港珠澳大橋珠澳口岸
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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.
Former municipalities
Each municipality was run by a municipal chamber (Portuguese: câmara municipal), with a supervising municipal assembly (Portuguese: assembleia municipal).
Municipality of Macau Concelho de Macau 澳門市 (pinyin: Àomén Shì; Cantonese Yale: Oumùhn Síh)
Coterminous with the Macau Peninsula. Its seat was also known as Cidade do (Santo) Nome de Deus de Macau (= City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, full motto: Cidade do (Santo) Nome de Deus de Macau, Não Há Outra Mais Leal, lit. City of the (Holy) Name of God of Macau, None Is More Loyal)
Municipality of Ilhas Concelho das Ilhas 海島市 (pinyin: Hǎidǎo Shì; Cantonese Yale: Hóidóu Síh;)
Coterminous with the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
^. Cartography and Cadastre Bureau. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau sob jurisdição da RAEM
January 31, 2023
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